Confirmed with Link: Ducks claim James Reimer off waivers from the Sabres

[70sSanO]

This is a better move than giving someone with no experience that no one else wants a shot.

We have our own hopes and dreams prospects to contend with without adding to it.

Plus we don’t play Boston until February and Gibson should be back by then.

John

 

[JonathnTaylorTavares]

Interesting move. There doesnt seem to be any reimer reason to this

 

[HanSolo]

Yeah I got no issue with this. Not like the other goalies on the wire are much better.

 

[Leonardo87]

Folks, please stop with the political and social issue stuff. Thank you.

 

[Gliff]

Folks, please stop with the political and social issue stuff. Thank you.

Don't worry, @Static and I have taken the profanity filled tirade to PMs.

/s

 

[Force951]

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.

Young guys are fighting to establish themselves and usually aren't happy with a very reduced role. Where as the old vet just wants a paycheck.

 

[Ducks DVM]

No politics means no politics, please and thank you.

 

[Anaheim4ever]

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!

For me it brings back Liro Tarkki ptsd where he got shelled so bad in his NHL debut he never played another NHL game.

 

[duckpuck]

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.

This a weird take. In recent years Gibson has not been particularly injury prone and an appendectomy is not exactly a reflection of being injury prone. Lots of reasons a person could criticize Gibson's play or attitude; being injury plagued is not one.