- May 1, 2011
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We always lose to backups lol
And coach Don Rickles plays his backups against us more times than not, because he sees we can't beat them.
I remember reading Luongo was gonna start, then I saw Reimer lead the team out for warm ups and was like ''Of course, Rickles always plays his backups against us''
It almost seems like they're trying to phase Luongo out now, which is odd to me. Probably only because he was born in the 70's and he is now the last active NHL goaltender to be born in the 70's.
But they should have waited to phase him out after they found a guy that was better than him. Reimer is certainly not better than him and I don't think he will be, provided Luongo doesn't heavily decline this year or next. Reimer was beyond overrated on the Sharks board last year. There were a couple people that wanted them to trade for Reimer in the first place, instead of trading a first round pick for Jones. He played an awesome stretch for the Sharks, but it was merely a hot streak. He was hot all of last season, even with the Leafs. It was one of his better seasons in his career, but he fluctuates greatly from year to year. He's prone to solid years and prone to really good one's. I think he's a pretty good backup/decent 1b goalie at the very best.