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.

 

[KelVarnsen]

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.

John Gibson Injuries - NHL | FOX Sports

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There are a lot of injuries listed in his career. On the flip side, he seems to play around 50 games most years so maybe the injuries aren’t that bad? I guess I’m arguing both sides lol. I just know he misses some time, even a little, most seasons due to injury.

And as far as attitude, that’s just conjecture by us or are their actual reports of him having a bad attitude? Or is it just us professional body language interpreters doing our thing? He does look a little bit like an asshole most of the time though lol.

 

[70sSanO]

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.

In this situation, I don’t really agree. Young promising goalies don’t usually get waived. They might get traded if they have value.

Not so promising ones get waived to get sent to the AHL if they clear.

As far as older goalies just wanting to get a paycheck, I don’t see that as much, most seem to have this level of pride. But it depends on the individual.

I see a Craig Anderson or Brian Elliott as examples of goalies that played well as they aged and didn’t just mail it in.

Now older veteran Dmen are another subject. A lot will pace themselves and not fully engage in contact if it can be avoided. I think Gudas is more the exception.

John

 

[DuckTech]

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

Just for fun, I went back to see who did worse. Both got shelled so bad in their debut that neither played again in the NHL.

Tarkki: Games MIN G/A GAA Wins Saves Sav%

2011-12

Anaheim Ducks

NHL

1

0

0

41

3

0

0

4.41

1

0

0

7

0.700

Pielmeier:

2010-11

Anaheim Ducks

NHL

1

0

0

40

5

0

0

7.50

7

0.583

Those were dark times in Ducks goaltending history, this was the" Hiller getting vertigo" years if I remember correctly.

Anyways, I feared this for Calle too.