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This piece will be another in my series of player profiles, where I’ll give some thoughts on the performance of a member of the Carolina Hurricanes this season. This article will focus on James Reimer.
Coming off a poor season in Florida, James Reimer’s job with the Hurricanes was to be ready in the case that Petr Mrazek stumbled. He did and Reimer was up to the challenge.
Before the season, I had the unpopular opinion that James Reimer was actually a great fit to backup Mrazek. Now, I’m here to gloat about it (while I can, as we all know Reimer is inconsistent from year to year and there’s a great chance he doesn’t replicate his performance next season).
I still think the Hurricanes need to make a move for a legitimate starter and if that ends up happening, either Mrazek or Reimer will be moved. However, if the goaltending tandem stays the same next season I think there’s a good chance Reimer ends up challenging for the starter’s role. He’s not going to be a permanent fix and we have no idea which version of Reimer will show up next season but at the very least, he provides a solid backup option who’s able to play a high number of games for the Hurricanes.
Here’s today’s poll question (results and discussion will be posted next Saturday):
Check back tomorrow for a player profile on Jaccob Slavin.
OTHER HURRICANES ARTICLES FROM APRIL
Reviewing the season (so far): Martin Necas Reviewing the season (so far): Nino Niederreiter Reviewing the season (so far): Brett Pesce Reviewing this week’s polls (April 4): Hurricanes Edition
ALL PLAYER PROFILES