This week, Ryan Reaves's vocal criticism about the NHL's 'softness' was a hot topic. His vow to bring back the era of 'violent hockey' seems to have not gone as planned. <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/tsn_sports/status/1757141407272206611?s=46u'> </a></blockquote></div> <h2>Ryan Reaves Destroyed by 5 foot 9 Nathan Walker</h2> Ryan Reaves has recently been more noticeable for his comments away from play rather than his contributions on the ice. He has openly criticized the decision to suspend Morgan Rielly and has called out Ridly Greig of the Ottawa Senators for not adhering to the sport's traditional codes. In a game against the St. Louis Blues, Reaves was destroyed by Nathan Walker, who is 5'9. <q>That's 5'9 Nathan Walker knocking down Ryan Reaves, a day after Reaves said «Make hockey violent again». #stlblues #LeafsForever</q> <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/PuckReportNHL/status/1757576320580497586?s=20'> </a></blockquote></div> <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/tsn_sports/status/1757577519308402913?s=46'> </a></blockquote></div>