Is Reimer really the issue or is the team just plain crap?
Here are the facts as I know them:
- We are on an 8 game losing streak, playoffs are pretty much gone.
- Bernier has been back for 2 games now and hasn't fared much better than Reimer, why?
- Reimer was publicly thrown under the bus by Carlye (because publicly criticizing an athlete has worked so well in the past, right?)
Having said that, is this slump really Reimer's fault, I am not so sure. Sure he stunk in those 6 games he played in during this slump, but now that Bernier is back, one would assume that this slump would have been over, right? So why are we still losing?
Is it possible that maybe this team just plain sucks and have been playing above average all season and is finally coming back down to earth and settling where they belong? Is it possible that all the statistics that have worked against them all season long is final starting to turn the tide against them?
This team doesn't seem to have the gonads to show up when it matters most. You had Game 7 of last yr where they had that series all wrapped up in a bow, just to let it go and now you have this slump that will have them miss the playoffs yet again. Sure lets blame Reimer for this slump, not the players that play in front of him for this slump.
Reimer definitely hasn't been that good this season, but this slump isn't all on him. If he is gone in the off-season, I for one will be sad to see him go as his wife is hot