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

[MarkusKetterer]

The Swayman signing helps.

Another Sabre legend like Halak, Ketterer, and Wedgewood.

 

[Chainshot]

Another Sabre legend like Halak, Ketterer, and Wedgewood.

Could be closer to Skudra back in the day - they claimed him from Boston, he got 1 minute of 1 game and then wound up going back to the Bruins.

 

[toddkaz]

I'd guess Reimer will be #2 (no way he clears waivers)

Levi will start in Rochester but get 20ish starts with the Sabres

I guess we will find out in 24 hours.

 

[Jacob582]

I was wrong.

I guess with Reimer signing on day 2 of free agency he took the best (only?) money. He knew what he he signed up for with Levi in the picture.

 

[MarkusKetterer]

Could be closer to Skudra back in the day - they claimed him from Boston, he got 1 minute of 1 game and then wound up going back to the Bruins.

Haha yea. And the best part is a picture exists of him on the ice for that minute. It looks like it was taken with a potato, but it exists.

The weirder thing is there’s action shots on Getty of Michael Leighton with the Sabres, and he didn’t get a single second of action.

 

[HaNotsri]

Haha yea. And the best part is a picture exists of him on the ice for that minute. It looks like it was taken with a potato, but it exists.

The weirder thing is there’s action shots on Getty of Michael Leighton with the Sabres, and he didn’t get a single second of action.

Who is your favourite obscure goalie from the draught era?

 

[MarkusKetterer]

Who is your favourite obscure goalie from the draught era?

Drought, although watching this team over the past 13 years has made me drink a lot of draught beer

But a toss up between Hackett and Makarov.

 

[HaNotsri]

Drought, although watching this team over the past 13 years has made me drink a lot of draught beer

But a toss up between Hackett and Makarov.

Thanks, kind of wish it was a draft and not a drought though.
Makarov has pretty nice stats from his one game.

I think Houser is my favourite even though he's less obscure.

 

[MarkusKetterer]

Thanks, kind of wish it was a draft and not a drought though.
Makarov has pretty nice stats from his one game.

I think Houser is my favourite even though he's less obscure.

Well it doesn’t help that English is a bunch of other languages wearing a trench coat.

At its base it’s Romantic, Latin, and old Germanic.

 

[TheMistyStranger]

The Swayman signing helps.

Have hated the handling of him. Maybe he's being lackadaisical in practice and camp, but I've wanted Levi in Rochester all summer.

 

[ValJamesDuex]

Another KA joke.

 

[Deep Blue Metallic]

Wondering what Adams is thinking here ...

Confident that he clears and ends up in Rochester?
Simply doesn't want to carry 3 goalies, and if he clears fine, but not too bothered if he doesn't?

Levi was excellent against NJD, but it's a huge leap of faith to think he can be a 1A/B over the course of a season with only one full year of pro hockey experience. And if either him or 6K is out for any length of time, expecting competent play from Sandstrom would be foolhardy.

 

[Zman5778]

Wondering what Adams is thinking here ...

Confident that he clears and ends up in Rochester?
Simply doesn't want to carry 3 goalies, and if he clears fine, but not too bothered if he doesn't?

Levi was excellent against NJD, but it's a huge leap of faith to think he can be a 1A/B over the course of a season with only one full year of pro hockey experience. And if either him or 6K is out for any length of time, expecting competent play from Sandstrom would be foolhardy.

Maybe Adams is quietly playing 4D chess. Waives Reimer........Reimer gets claimed by a team wanting a veteran backup.....but then we claim Bussi. Still send Levi down.

Maybe? Please?

 

[Deep Blue Metallic]

Maybe Adams is quietly playing 4D chess. Waives Reimer........Reimer gets claimed by a team wanting a veteran backup.....but then we claim Bussi. Still send Levi down.

Maybe? Please?

Main board is confident Bussi will be claimed, fwiw.

It goes in reverse order of last season's standings, right? We'd be 11th in line.

I share your concern about Levi possibly being rushed.

 

[BB79]

Claim Bussi. Do it!

 

[DapperCam]

Would have been awkward having Reimer around for pride night anyway.

 

[Deep Blue Metallic]

Did one quality regular season start from Levi convince Sabres' management that Reimer, signed barely 3 months ago and with zero game minutes played, was suddenly expendable? I don't know how else to interpret that decision.

Not seeing much of a plan for our goaltending here. Why sign him in the first place?

 

[Chainshot]

Maybe Adams is quietly playing 4D chess. Waives Reimer........Reimer gets claimed by a team wanting a veteran backup.....but then we claim Bussi. Still send Levi down.

Maybe? Please?

Him or Shepard. I think those are gambles that somebody probably takes and may just pay off.

 

[oldgoalie]

Would have been awkward having Reimer around for pride night anyway.

Huh? Please explain?

 

[Chainshot]

Huh? Please explain?

https://www.cbssports.com/nhl/news/sharks-james-reimer-chooses-not-to-wear-pride-night-jersey-and-sit-out-warmups-vs-islanders/

 

[DapperCam]

Huh? Please explain?

He has opted out of Pride Night citing his Christian beliefs as the reason why. That probably took him off of some team's FA list. If Kim were able to still be involved as much as before I don't think we would have signed him (but that is speculation).

Might help him pass through waivers