Kale Hulls
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Will James Reimer ever be a number one goalie?
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AuraSphere
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He'd be number 1 on an average or bottom 10 team. Us Leaf fans finally know what it means to have a starter. We used to think the same thing with Reimer dw
He's def solid
He's def solid
Reimer's a very good goalie though durability is a concern. I think he would do very well in a 1A/1B situation a la Roloson/Fernandez, as opposed to the pretend 1A/1B situation where the Leafs wanted to pretend to give him a shot, but really wanted Bernier to start.
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Save percentage doesn't tell the whole story. Obviously.
You don't mind if your goalie has bad games, or even bad stretches. But timing is important, you can't have your starter turning in below-average performances in more important games. Even individual bad goals. At exactly the wrong time they affect the whole team's performance.
You don't mind if your goalie has bad games, or even bad stretches. But timing is important, you can't have your starter turning in below-average performances in more important games. Even individual bad goals. At exactly the wrong time they affect the whole team's performance.
he was given that chance, for 6 years in Toronto he failed that is why Andersen was brought in even if he isn't in tonight
Kale Hulls
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He wasn't really given a chance though. He played very well for Toronto. He put a .924 in 12-13 and a .922 in the playoffs and the Leafs went and traded for a goalie no better than Reimer was, and then shoehorned that goalie in as their starter.
Reimer had one bad year as a starter, and that was the year he played with concussion symptoms after the Gionta hit.
Career SV shows he's at least an average goalie. His ES SV is higher than Andersen's so if you think Andy is a #1 goalie, so is Reimer. Reimer just hasn't started 50-60 games to be a bonafide #1. He can get there if he's healthy.
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so.... Reimer?
Nah, he was given plenty of chances. He's (was?) a very inconsistent goalie. He just, for whatever reason, gained a cult like following who refuse to give it up.
Career SV shows he's at least an average goalie. His ES SV is higher than Andersen's so if you think Andy is a #1 goalie, so is Reimer. Reimer just hasn't started 50-60 games to be a bonafide #1. He can get there if he's healthy.
Having an average SV% in a low amount of games hurts him. It's likely to drop the more he plays.
So... yeah
look again he had 3 bad years as a starter for Toronto
he had years of 900 907 and 911 save% and he had 3 good years but here is the issue
he never played more than 37 games for us because he couldn't stay healthy because he's soft
he got bumped tonight and went down like someone put a bullet in his head
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So relieved to not have him on the Leafs, that first Matthews goal...I don't know if Andersen has let in a goal that bad all year.
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lol He's let in his share too. Where were you for the first few weeks of the season?
not since he got healthy though
he had 4 or 5 bad games to start the year since then pretty damn good
No...no he hasn't. In fact, he struggled for a few weeks just a short while ago. He lets in a lot of bad goals. All goalies do.
He got hit hard in the head a couple games ago doctor maybe he's still injured. Andersen must be faking too.
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Andersen has gone through stretches of 5-10 games of being absolutely terrible and has been the furthest thing from consistent, because he's the best goalie in the league for a few games after that.
On topic, I think Reimer is a 1B, but I don't think he'll ever play 65+
