Confirmed with Link: Sabres Sign G James Reimer to 1-year, $1 million Deal; On Waivers 10/6/2024, Claimed by Anaheim, Re-claimed by Buffalo

[Jim Bob]

Extreme paranoia.

I'll worry about this, if the need even arises. They won't need anyone 'better than Reimer' they would just need someone better than Sandstorm who wouldn't look completely out of place for a handful of NHL games. Those guys are always available.

If the doomsday scenario of both UPL/Levi getting hurt long term actually happened, we'd be screwed anyway. Reimer is a solid vet but he's not saving any team's season.

I don't think it is extreme paranoia. It is looking at Adams's track record as GM and wondering if he is capable of adding a goalie that is better than Sandstrom.

The most likely path is getting Reimer back once Gibson is healthy.

And I am not extreme in my takes over this. I do not think it is a major deal. But, it is less than ideal and an outcome that was not at all surprising.

It was also a risk that Adams did not need to take right now.

 

[Dreakon13]

I think from the second Reimer signed the contract, he was 100% just the insurance policy if Levi clearly wasn't ready. Levi looks good, so they waived him.

It makes me kind of optimistic that they aren't humoring a three-headed monster this year. If Levi earns his spot, I prefer they not force him into Rochester anyways. They got their guys. It's the UPL/Levi show going forward and that's not a bad outcome.

It makes me less optimistic how this plan ends up probably hurting Rochester.

And for how easy it is for this forum to get riled up, I kinda wish GMKA would either stop making these minor 4D chess moves he always loses... or, you know, win one eventually.

 

[K8fool]

Ratzlaff is in the WHL or the NHL this year. He can’t play for Rochester until Seattle’s season is done.

Maybe he earned an nhl call up if we are actually winning and one of our goalies star's gets run. Hopefully both levi and upl have learned the shite nature of the nhl and we have a few to murder anyone that tries.


And there are goalies available now that swayman soaked the gay bears.

 

[Zman5778]

Maybe he earned an nhl call up if we are actually winning and one of our goalies star's gets run.

Right now, it would take injuries to UPL, Levi AND Sandstrom to even consider calling up Ratzlaff as an emergency junior recall. And that's assuming that we don't sign Houser to an NHL deal and/or sign another vet #3 to a deal.

 

[SharkInABoloTie]

Has he been put on waivers yet?

 

[SabresFan26]

Can’t we just recall Sandstrom and send down Levi on a weekend for Levi to get some games and Sandstrom can back up UPL.

 

[Fjordy]

Can’t we just recall Sandstrom and send down Levi on a weekend for Levi to get some games and Sandstrom can back up UPL.

As far as I understand, Sandstrom just got injured.

 

[Jacob582]

Has he been put on waivers yet?

Anaheim carrying three goaltenders for now.

 

[Jim Bob]

Has he been put on waivers yet?

https://x.com/i/web/status/1856412974509949142

 

[sabremike]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1856412974509949142

Gonna be hilarious when he gets claimed before we get our turn.

 

[Fjordy]

Gonna be hilarious when he gets claimed before we get our turn.

But aren't we the first ones who can take him?

 

[Jim Bob]

But aren't we the first ones who can take him?

Nope.

The only thing that the Sabres can do is that they can assign him to Rochester straight away if they are the only team to claim him.

 

[Fjordy]

Nope.

The only thing that the Sabres can do is that they can assign him to Rochester straight away if they are the only team to claim him.

Gotcha

 

[ValJamesDuex]

Gonna be hilarious when he gets claimed before we get our turn.

The Kevin Adams Wall Of Certificates...

 

[5 Minute Major]

Adams had to know Reimer was going to be hitting waivers. Unless he’s sure he can claim him, why not call Anaheim and offer a 7th? It may look dumb but so does losing him again and having Levi play once every week and a half.

Unless they couldn’t do that? I don’t know.

 

[Chainshot]

Adams had to know Reimer was going to be hitting waivers. Unless he’s sure he can claim him, why not call Anaheim and offer a 7th? It may look dumb but so does losing him again and having Levi play once every week and a half.

Unless they couldn’t do that? I don’t know.

Players claimed on waivers can't be traded in the season claimed if there are other teams who put in a claim.

 

[NotABadPeriod]

Adams had to know Reimer was going to be hitting waivers. Unless he’s sure he can claim him, why not call Anaheim and offer a 7th? It may look dumb but so does losing him again and having Levi play once every week and a half.

Unless they couldn’t do that? I don’t know.

Even if they did trade for Reimer, they'd still need him to clear waivers to send him to Rochester, they were never going to keep him up and send Levi down in the first place, I don't think they'd do so now either.

 

[old kummelweck]

Adams waiting to deal with the goal tending situation until the Anaheim situation sorted itself out is so Adams and a big reason why the Sabres are where they are. Other GMs just go out and do thing, Adams just waits for things to be done to him.

 

[oldgoalie]

Adams waiting to deal with the goal tending situation until the Anaheim situation sorted itself out is so Adams and a big reason why the Sabres are where they are. Other GMs just go out and do thing, Adams just waits for things to be done to him.

Please sir, may I have another?

 

[SundherDome]

Gonna be hilarious when he gets claimed before we get our turn.

I wouldn't claim him, he was awful for Anaheim. Adams is lucky Anaheim took him off our hands

 

[Ace]

I wouldn't claim him, he was awful for Anaheim. Adams is lucky Anaheim took him off our hands

Levi has one start in almost a month and it was a disaster. He needs to play. He needs to go to Rochester. They can’t do that because they don’t have a backup to sit on the bench for a month at a time instead.

It should have been the plan from the start.

Instead…here we are.

 

[Fjordy]

I wouldn't claim him, he was awful for Anaheim. Adams is lucky Anaheim took him off our hands

Trade for another goalie or take Kahkonen, if you don't like Reimer, what's the problem? Levi will play 1-2 games a month and keep 86% SV? There is no point in this.

 

[Chainshot]

I particularly dislike being on Twatter and now having to refresh waiting to see if there is news about Reimer and Buffalo isn't helping.

 

[Chainshot]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1856774561506726191

 

[Jacob582]

Of course they did.

I hope Reimer enjoyed his California vacation.