Ducks Claim James Reimer Off Waivers from the Sabres

[MMC]

 

[Gliff]

Cool. 1 year 1 mil contract. Basically this instead of the typical vet goalie contract we sign every summer.

 

[Static]

What do we do with all of these guys once Gibson is back?

 

[Frosted Tips]

I like it. Welcome!

 

[The Duck Knight]

What do we do with all of these guys once Gibson is back?

Reimer just goes back on waivers.

 

[Static]

Reimer just goes back on waivers.

That doesn't mean he goes away.

Maybe dansk gets banished to the ECHL? The AHL bench? Eesh.

 

[The Duck Knight]

That doesn't mean he goes away.

Understood, but dealing with a 3 goalie rotation in San Diego is obviously a better alternative to PV than Clang/Dansk playing NHL games.

 

[FiveTacos]

What do we do with all of these guys once Gibson is back?

I've got the perfect solution:

 

[JonathnTaylorTavares]

 

[cheesymc]

Is Reimer better than the other waiver eligible goalies? Curious why we always go for these older guys... Reimer is 36, but guys like Patera, Shepard, Bussi are 25-28. This reminds me of Stalock who barely played last year.

 

[Gliff]

Is Reimer better than the other waiver eligible goalies? Curious why we always go for these older guys... Reimer is 36, but guys like Patera, Shepard, Bussi are 25-28. This reminds me of Stalock who barely played last year.

There is value in having vets around such a young team. Like it or not, there is a reason GMs acquire vets for backup roles, especially with a young starter.

 

[The Midnight Burrito]

I've got the perfect solution:

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Fedorov would still score on us, too.

(was it Fedorov? or Jagr?)

 

[Sendhelp2Anaheim]

What do we do with all of these guys once Gibson is back?

I’m sure other teams might grab him off waivers specially if they have injuries in net

 

[dracom]

reimer is a shitty goalie, bad claim.

 

[The Midnight Burrito]

reimer is a shitty goalie, bad claim.

We just needed a body who could rest Dostal and wasn’t also a rookie. Also, decent chance that no matter how bad Reimer’s gotten he’s still better than Clang/Dansk.

 

[dracom]

We just needed a body who could rest Dostal and wasn’t also a rookie. Also, decent chance that no matter how bad Reimer’s gotten he’s still better than Clang/Dansk.

I know why we claimed him, i still think he’s a bad goalie.

 

[Ducks DVM]

Fedorov would still score on us, too.

(was it Fedorov? or Jagr?)

Fedorov

 

[DuckTech]

I will be honest, me thinking about Clang coming into a game gave me Timo Pielmeier level anxiety/PTSD. I would rather play Reimer than Clang 8 days a week!

 

[FiveHoleTickler]

reimer is a shitty goalie, bad claim.

Career .910sv% is actually pretty great.

 

[Arthuros]

Career .910sv% is actually pretty great.

I guess it's not the worst? Reimer's been on the short-end of the stick in terms of team quality, so maintaining a .910 despite 2.88 GAA and some pretty terrible bottom feeders is impressive.

 

[All Mighty]

I know why we claimed him, i still think he’s a bad goalie.

He wasn’t bad last year at least.

 

[Mr Rogers]

Reimer is known to be a really good guy i think. don't mind this at all

 

[333KIngs]

There were a ton of options available , Reimer was the most safe and reliable choice, imo

 

[KelVarnsen]

And lets be honest, Gibson will only be back a short time before he goes out hurt again.

Not a bad idaea to have another vet around.

 

[WhatTheDuck]

I would have liked to give someone like Bussi a shot but Reimer is proven to be serviceable at the NHL level and provides another quality veteran. I'm assuming this means they see Gibson being out for a few more weeks rather than just a couple.