Speculation: Reimer to Edmonton

[Ricelund]

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[OgeeOgelthorpe]

I love that Yzerman is low key helping to tank the Oilers chances by preying on their idiot GM.

AA and Green traded there. Then Erne released and signs with the Oilers. If we can send them Reimer and Petry I may have McMahon face.

 

[JediOrderPizza]

It's just a damn shame we have two talented goalies right now and not enough room to play them Kenny.

 

[OgeeOgelthorpe]

 

[ricky0034]

it would be a dumb move but the Holland jokes ring a bit hollow when Yzerman was dumb enough to bring him in himself a mere few months ago

 

[Snuggs]

it would be a dumb move but the Holland jokes ring a bit hollow when Yzerman was dumb enough to bring him in himself a mere few months ago

Oh yeah, tons of egg on the face of Yzerman, all over it.

Wasn't useful when the team lost two starters and looks bad signing him to a 1-year deal and possibly trading him for a pick. All things, so stupid.

 

[GMR]

Reimer
1st round pick (2024)
Kasper

for

Draisaitl

 

[Ezekial]

Holland


Late second day pick baby

 

[ricky0034]

Oh yeah, tons of egg on the face of Yzerman, all over it.

Wasn't useful when the team lost two starters and looks bad signing him to a 1-year deal and possibly trading him for a pick. All things, so stupid.

fine whatever

keep making lame jokes about how Holland is so dumb that he might hypothetically be dumb enough to be interested in a guy that our GM targeted in free agency a mere few months ago

 

[jaster]

Is this speculation, or just Seravalli saying it would make sense if it did happen?

With Husso still injured, I can't see Reimer going anywhere soon. Once we get to the deadline? If we have 3 healthy goalies at the time? Yeah, I'd imagine Reimer gets shipped somewhere. And good riddance. Forget his rainbow affliction, I just hate his style and see him as a very low ceiling goalie.

 

[norrisnick]

Is this speculation, or just Seravalli saying it would make sense if it did happen?

With Husso still injured, I can't see Reimer going anywhere soon. Once we get to the deadline? If we have 3 healthy goalies at the time? Yeah, I'd imagine Reimer gets shipped somewhere. And good riddance. Forget his rainbow affliction, I just hate his style and see him as a very low ceiling goalie.

Hutch has more NHL experience than Lyon. And when Lyon/Husso were out, Hutch's game was the best goalie performance we got. Call him up and bring last season's ECHL Cossa/Lethemon show to the AHL.

 

[jkutswings]

fine whatever

keep making lame jokes about how Holland is so dumb that he might hypothetically be dumb enough to be interested in a guy that our GM targeted in free agency a mere few months ago

Do I think Reimer has been a great acquisition? Obviously not. But it's not exactly apples to apples when comparing:

1) He came here for zero assets and on a cheap deal for one year. And even with poor overall play, there have been enough injuries at the position that a warm body was occasionally required.
2) Edmonton would be parting with one or more assets to acquire a player who has now looked pretty awful on multiple teams and appears to be cooked at the NHL level.

I'm not praising Yzerman for bringing him here. But Holland trading anything whatsoever for Reimer would be orders of magnitude worse.

Make it happen!!!

 

[barriers]

Reimer (and his family) has taken a lot of grief from Canadian hockey media and fans over his career. I don't think it's a coincidence that his no-trade clause is 7 teams long.

 

[Rzombo4 prez]

That would be too awesome to actually happen. He has been so awful this season I don't know how any team could want him for an NHL roster regardless of his experience.

 

[Christien]

I find it hard to believe that any team that watched Reimer this year thinks that he can improve their team

 

[jkutswings]

I find it hard to believe that any team that watched Reimer this year thinks that he can improve their team

We just need ONE general manager to use the HFB strategy, and go out on a limb without actually watching the games.

 

[Snuggs]

fine whatever

keep making lame jokes about how Holland is so dumb that he might hypothetically be dumb enough to be interested in a guy that our GM targeted in free agency a mere few months ago

If Reimer was on the street right now and Holland brought him in no one would be making fun of him. It's the fact he's got to trade for someone as bad as Reimer which is laughable. Yzerman brought him for nothing essentially blocking no one.

Also, Lyon was "targeted" too so maybe Yzerman has some reservations about Reimer himself and this is Yzerman's worst case scenario playing out. (Reimers bad). It's not exactly crippling the team.

The joke is if he's actually able to pull value out of this bad player and... of well course it's Ken Holland who offers the value, why wouldn't it be? Guy is inches away from being waived anyways.

 

[Detroit Knights]

Is this speculation, or just Seravalli saying it would make sense if it did happen?

With Husso still injured, I can't see Reimer going anywhere soon. Once we get to the deadline? If we have 3 healthy goalies at the time? Yeah, I'd imagine Reimer gets shipped somewhere. And good riddance. Forget his rainbow affliction, I just hate his style and see him as a very low ceiling goalie.

It's because we are trading for markstrom and hanifin soon. obvi.

 

[OgeeOgelthorpe]

Reimer
1st round pick (2024)
Kasper

for

Draisaitl

More like...

Reimer
Maatta
Copp

for

RNH
Holloway
2nd in 2024
2nd in 2025

 

[stillwater]

Is this speculation, or just Seravalli saying it would make sense if it did happen?

The latter, however, that counts as speculation here.

 

[13to40]

Can’t think we get anything more than a 4th/5th for Reimer if this is true.

 

[ricky0034]

Do I think Reimer has been a great acquisition? Obviously not. But it's not exactly apples to apples when comparing:

1) He came here for zero assets and on a cheap deal for one year. And even with poor overall play, there have been enough injuries at the position that a warm body was occasionally required.
2) Edmonton would be parting with one or more assets to acquire a player who has now looked pretty awful on multiple teams and appears to be cooked at the NHL level.

I'm not praising Yzerman for bringing him here. But Holland trading anything whatsoever for Reimer would be orders of magnitude worse.

Make it happen!!!

If Reimer was on the street right now and Holland brought him in no one would be making fun of him. It's the fact he's got to trade for someone as bad as Reimer which is laughable. Yzerman brought him for nothing essentially blocking no one.

Also, Lyon was "targeted" too so maybe Yzerman has some reservations about Reimer himself and this is Yzerman's worst case scenario playing out. (Reimers bad). It's not exactly crippling the team.

The joke is if he's actually able to pull value out of this bad player and... of well course it's Ken Holland who offers the value, why wouldn't it be? Guy is inches away from being waived anyways.

I honestly don't see trading a late round pick for someone as something worse than signing them in free agency for a year

if anything i'd generally argue the other way around, they're both pretty small commitments but there's probably more options out there in the offseason than there is right now

 

[RedWingzz]

Reimer
1st round pick (2024)
Kasper

for

Draisaitl

add 3 more first and the Oilers still hang up

 

[Ezekial]

fine whatever

keep making lame jokes about how Holland is so dumb that he might hypothetically be dumb enough to be interested in a guy that our GM targeted in free agency a mere few months ago

It's less about going after Reimer specifically and more about how he's put himself in his own terrible goalie situation where he's targeting a second tier backup goalie to try to fix his situation.

 

[jaster]

Hutch has more NHL experience than Lyon. And when Lyon/Husso were out, Hutch's game was the best goalie performance we got. Call him up and bring last season's ECHL Cossa/Lethemon show to the AHL.

I don't necessarily disagree, but since Detroit has held 3 goalies all season and called up Hutch only when absolutely necessary, I don't see them doing that. I think Reimer gets moved only if all our goalies are healthy, based on the precedent Yzerman has set this season.