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

[HaNotsri]

One of 6K or Levi gets hurt, and it's "Felix Sandstrom, come on down!"

I've been a lukewarm supporter of Adams, but this is a gamble not worth the risk imho.

Wouldn't Houser be the guy again?

 

[NotABadPeriod]

Wouldn't Houser be the guy again?

He's not an an NHL deal currently. Which they could remedy by signing him at the time of course.

 

[BUCKSHOT]

more our luck would be that Gibson doesn't come back as soon as predicted.

or another goalie is injured in mean time, and then that team claims Reimer

 

[jcbeze]

or another goalie is injured in mean time, and then that team claims Reimer

We get dibs I think

 

[Deep Blue Metallic]

We get dibs I think

No. The main board thread describes the possibilities in detail.

 

[MarkusKetterer]

We're Sabres fans. We know what happens next. UPL and Levi both get hurt Thursday night, we're forced to EBUG the 3rd period and then we have Felix Sandstrom as our starter for like a month while Michael Houser backs him up and then Rochester signs some scrub off the street while they lose every game 10-9.

It's foretold in the stars.

The return of Stefanos Lekkas, who should have been given the last minute in game 56 of the Covid season!

 

[ValJamesDuex]

Salary dump, clown show another mil for the coiffures of do nothingness.

 

[NotABadPeriod]

We get dibs I think

No, there is no change to the waiver priority order. For the first month of the season, it's reverse standings order from the previous season, after that it's the current reverse standings order at time of waivers. (Successful claims have zero influence on waiver priority, that's only a fantasy sports thing).

Teams who successfully make a claim must put him on their NHL roster, unless the original team (in this case, the Sabres) are the ONLY team to submit a claim, in which case then the Sabres could send him to the AHL. But let's say the Sabres and another team that is lower on the priority list (let's say the Bruins) both put in claims, the Sabres would be awarded the player and could not send him down without clearing waivers again (there may be a limitation on when they can do this, I'm not 100% sure on that).