Ryan Reaves has served his five-game suspension for his controversial hit on Darnell Nurse, and now he fired some shots right back at the Oilers defenseman. Ryan <a href='https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/hockey/news/maple-leafs-ryan-reaves-finishes-serving-suspension/' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Reaves is eligible to be back in action on Wednesday</a> when his Maple Leafs play the Nashville Predators. <a href='https://www.hockeylatest.com/nhl-team/toronto-maple-leafs/leafs-ryan-reaves-has-just-received-his-punishment-after-the-vicious-hit-on-oilers-darnell-nurse' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Reaves had been suspended for five games</a> after an illegal head hit on Edmonton defenseman Darnell Nurse during their game on November 16. In 16 games this season, Reaves has scored one assist, accumulated 23 penalty minutes, and delivered 44 hits. The play sparked a verbal war between the two players afterward. <a href='https://www.hockeylatest.com/nhl-team/edmonton-oilers/darnell-nurse-refuses-to-accept-ryan-reaves-apology-after-brutal-hit-that-led-to-his-injury' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Nurse was candid, saying it was pretty obvious Reaves intended to hurt him</a> during the controversial play. <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/BarDown/status/1859679774039474634'> </a></blockquote></div> Reaves, a player known to be physical and to hit, didn't back away from the accusation. Reaves admitted that the only thing Nurse said that was any bit of truth was that he does go out there to inflict pain. Reaves stated that's a fact, and that it's not going to stop. <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/markhmasters/status/1864012589753098517'> </a></blockquote></div> But he claims he is going to keep doing it legally and will continue playing even harder now and that he is going to keep burying guys. He showed his NHL career reputation as an enforcer by emphasizing how long he had remained in the NHL. Reaves has played 900 games and claims to have thrown thousands of hits and states that he has played this way for 15 years and only had a couple of suspensions. <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/markhmasters/status/1864013216054976783'> </a></blockquote></div> People are entitled to their opinions and that's fine, but Reaves says he is not changing his game. Fans and pundits alike are circling February 1 on their calendars, when the Oilers will host Reaves' Leafs in Edmonton. If things are as they seem between Nurse and Reaves, it could make for must-see TV in the penultimate matchup between the two clubs.