On This Day August 6th.

August 6: On this day in 1999, Leaf goaltender Jeff Reese's second stint with Toronto came to a conclussion as he was traded to Tampa Bay for a 9th round draft choice. Reese was originally a Leaf draft choice in 1984 and filled in mostly as a backup between 1988 and 1992, up and down from the minors. In 1999 he was re-signed as a free agent and got into two more games with the Leafs to finalize his NHL career. As a Leaf, Reese had a record of 20-33-9.


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