Speculation: Will Reimer be considered Infamous in the future?

[ForSpareParts*]

If the Leafs tail off and die in this last stretch will Reimer only be remembered for his deflation ?

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[socko]

That and the game 7 3rd period where he couldn't stop a beach ball. Choke.

 

[Erdinger]

In 15 years they will have a Saturday night pre-game ceremony in his honour of his accomplishment at the ACC. He will be feted along with Vesa Toskala and Andrew Raycroft.

 

[Milan90]

He'll be above Vesa, Raycroft, Giguere, and Gustavsson simply because he actually had a good year and a solid playoff series.

 

[Dugath]

LOL.

Sure does not take long for people to turn on a player.
Last year he was Optimus Reim..and now... shrug..

In reality there usually is no middle ground when it comes to fans and players.

Either the player is great.. or they suck.
A player can not have any bad games or a down year.. or else...

I am no Reimer fan but people are being a tad hard on him.
Yes he is not playing that great right now. He must be walking on egg shells.

 

[BiggestLeafsFanEVER*]

No. People will forget about him not long after he leaves.

Anyway, it's not his fault our defense sucks. He's a problem but he's not hte only one.

 

[Glenn Isildur Healy]

And our incompetent defense will continue to be ignored

That's how we roll in Leafs Nation

 

[Paradoc]

Sadly he will be remembered for Game 7 and this season's collapse.

 

[Blufreezy]

That and the game 7 3rd period where he couldn't stop a beach ball. Choke.

And the rest of the team let Boston have their way with them?

 

[Divine]

He'll be above Vesa, Raycroft, Giguere, and Gustavsson simply because he actually had a good year and a solid playoff series.

 

[Larcos_Unal]

I realize that we have some of the worst defense in the league but the goals he's been giving up lately are all on him. Also his glove is being exposed pretty badly, it's just not NHL level talent.

 

[yubbers]

I still can't bring myself to watch highlights of that game

 

[yubbers]

Randy?

 

[BonMorrison]

Unfortunately. He's been god-awful this year but the reputation that follows this year is going to really unfair.

 

[Parkdale]

I believe talent and more importantly character will always prevail....and Reimer has both. When all is said and done, James will be remembered for a fine career, more than just OK. Hopefully some more of that career will be in Toronto, but if not it will be somewhere else in the NHL. I think Bernier has out performed him this year, but good teams need at least 2 solid goalies. I fault Carlyle for mishandling this situation (if indeed, Reimer is on his way out of Toronto)

 

[Shimso]

He's 110% the reason for the team stumbling. I mean who can you blame for a team scoring 2.3 goals/game over the last 10 games? The skaters? Maybe if he could score a few goals every game, he wouldn't have to make as many saves.





Reimer isn't stealing games, but he's not squandering them either. It's a little disappointing how quickly people have turned on him just because he isn't posting the <2.00 GAA needed to give this team a chance to win.

 

[Pi]

I still can't bring myself to watch highlights of that game

I still haven't watched the goal that the Bruins scored in OT to win.

I knew when they tied it up that they were going to win. Too much momentum shifted the other way.

 

[FriedEgg]

Sadly he will be remembered for Game 7 and this season's collapse.

Unfortunately true. Its already been forgotten he single handedly took this team to the playoffs last year

 

[marquee]

In 15 years they will have a Saturday night pre-game ceremony in his honour of his accomplishment at the ACC. He will be feted along with Vesa Toskala and Andrew Raycroft.

A good year consists of 35 games? I beg to differ.

 

[marquee]

He's 110% the reason for the team stumbling. I mean who can you blame for a team scoring 2.3 goals/game over the last 10 games? The skaters? Maybe if he could score a few goals every game, he wouldn't have to make as many saves.





Reimer isn't stealing games, but he's not squandering them either. It's a little disappointing how quickly people have turned on him just because he isn't posting the <2.00 GAA needed to give this team a chance to win.

When has he posted a sub 2.00 gaa in any season? This guy is almost an urban legend in toronto

 

[marquee]

Unfortunately true. Its already been forgotten he single handedly took this team to the playoffs last year

Bad absolutely nothing to do with the forward core...guys having career years none of that.

 

[eddieO]

Only truly dumb fans will regard him that way.

He'll be a very good goalie somewhere else. Leafs Nation loves to blame one guy and forget that this team has massive issues elsewhere.

 

[socko]

When all is said and done, James will be remembered for a fine career, more than just OK.

I'll take that bet.

 

[Wendelstache]

biggest choker in our goaltending history...

 

[alcanalz]

Maybe because I'm more of an outsider and have a different perspective... but it's almost unbelievable to me that many are blaming Reimer for this season, not to mention forgetting how good he was last season. Certainly wasn't his fault the Leafs lost last season, and this team's problems go much further than Bernier being injured for a month.

Point to the defence and defensive coverage as the reason for this team's failure, if they indeed miss the playoffs, much like every year since the last lockout.