you know who else had good numbers the first couple years of his career?

raycroft, toskala.... i could go on.. its a long list

the coupld year mark is when scouts figure out a guy.. reimer isnt that good.. nothing more than a big body that gets in the way of shots.'

his career will be over soon. couple more years and he'll be playing in europe.. mark my words.
- Dozzer

Raycroft wasn't .914. he was .906. HAd less wins than losses.

Toskala S% was .913 and as a backup on a much stronger team.

I already have. I can point to hundreds of goalies with WAY worse stats that managed to stay in the NHL. To suggest that a guy that wins more than he loses and has a .914 career S% (never below .900). There are a ton of guys that have sub 0.900 s% that find work, but somehow a guy that has never done that will have his career end soon??

burn.. he's terrible.. (frank) the numbers.. watch him play
- Dozzer

I did today.

burn.. he's terrible.. (frank) the numbers.. watch him play
- Dozzer

so you would have chased Hasek out of town as well? I am not saying Reimer is anywhere near as good as Hasek was, but just making a point about who cares how the puck is stopped, just along as it is.

He is the only goalie the Leafs have had in the past 10 years that got them into the playoffs. He did this when he was given the confidence from management to be the number 1 guy, and was also given a longer leash when he did have the odd bad game(s), allowing him to bounce back and recover.

The way they handled him this past season destroyed any confidence he had, and he could not get settled into any king of rhythm to rebuild it.

I always thought, what an odd position to put GOD in. What if both tenders were very religious. Which one does GOD pay attention too.

Same as 2 fighters, both look to GOD for help. Does the one that loses look up and wave with only one finger ?
- bixll

No, God would choose the less sinful combatant to win. Therefore if Reimer is losing...

Yes. Bring in Oates now. Another failure, who thinks the fans should shut up. That's how you run an ENTERTAINMENT business.

Yes. Bring in Oates now. Another failure, who thinks the fans should shut up. That's how you run an ENTERTAINMENT business.
- SolidGoldBricks

If they can find someone who will have the gonads to walk into the dressing room and smack the living hell out of anyone who plays Miley Cirus before/after a game should be hired on the spot.

Yeah, numbers aside, the amount of games that Reimer's play deflated this team was not good. He just killed all momentum a few times. Alex Semin puts up 30 goals a year, but there is more to the game than stat lines
- xxCHRISTOFIRExx

he blew it in last years post season.. he blew it this year.. he's not that good

you can see it in the leafs play.. far more passive with him in net.. they also tend to run around a lot more.

I did today.
- burn

and he lost.

bring in tim thomas to backup Bernier for a season untill a prospect is ready

and he lost.
- Dozzer

reimer is usually associated with losing

so you would have chased Hasek out of town as well? I am not saying Reimer is anywhere near as good as Hasek was, but just making a point about who cares how the puck is stopped, just along as it is.

He is the only goalie the Leafs have had in the past 10 years that got them into the playoffs. He did this when he was given the confidence from management to be the number 1 guy, and was also given a longer leash when he did have the odd bad game(s), allowing him to bounce back and recover.

The way they handled him this past season destroyed any confidence he had, and he could not get settled into any king of rhythm to rebuild it.
- vermie22

here is the thing.. hasek stopped pucks and won in crucial games

reimer folds under pressure like a lawn chair

Yes. Bring in Oates now. Another failure, who thinks the fans should shut up. That's how you run an ENTERTAINMENT business.
- SolidGoldBricks

Set in his ways about who plays where...... OV feels more comfortable on one wing, but Oates says if you shoot and certain way you HAVE to play that wing. So OV ends up playing a wing he is less comfortable with. Same thing with RC and Lupul.

If they can find someone who will have the gonads to walk into the dressing room and smack the living hell out of anyone who plays Miley Cirus before/after a game should be hired on the spot.
- Colin Dambrauskas

We know he can fix chemistry problems because of the Caps success.

reimer is usually associated with losing
- Jurco_28

there is a reason for that.

i'm done giving that kid rope.

see him in the swiss league by 2016

Set in his ways about who plays where...... OV feels more comfortable on one wing, but Oates says if you shoot and certain way you HAVE to play that wing. So OV ends up playing a wing he is less comfortable with. Same thing with RC and Lupul.
- burn

Completely agree.

- Leafland

Mmmm hmmmm

he blew it in last years post season.. he blew it this year.. he's not that good

you can see it in the leafs play.. far more passive with him in net.. they also tend to run around a lot more.
- Dozzer

not true, they ran around just as much with Bernier in net. The only thing that was different, was that Bernier deflected the puck over the glass a bunch and all that accomplished was more lost DZ faceoffs.

Raycroft wasn't .914. he was .906. HAd less wins than losses.

Toskala S% was .913 and as a backup on a much stronger team.

I already have. I can point to hundreds of goalies with WAY worse stats that managed to stay in the NHL. To suggest that a guy that wins more than he loses and has a .914 career S% (never below .900). There are a ton of guys that have sub 0.900 s% that find work, but somehow a guy that has never done that will have his career end soon??
- burn

JUST LOOK AT ALL THE SUCCESS HE HAS HAD!!!!

lawn chair, folds.. big time loser.... if anything is on the line he loses..thank god he isnt coming back

and you wont convince me otherwise.

not true, they ran around just as much with Bernier in net. The only thing that was different, was that Bernier deflected the puck over the glass a bunch and all that accomplished was more lost DZ faceoffs.
- vermie22

they were far more aggressive on the puck with bernier in net

they still sucked

but they were more aggressive

Yikes. Sounds like your hockey is becoming too honest, if ya catch my drift...
- lumlums

guess who's banned right now?

you can join him if you'd like

Set in his ways about who plays where...... OV feels more comfortable on one wing, but Oates says if you shoot and certain way you HAVE to play that wing. So OV ends up playing a wing he is less comfortable with. Same thing with RC and Lupul.
- burn

At first I thought Oates might be good but now I'm terrified we might actually get him. If there is one thing I hate it is paint by numbers coaches. Sometimes dudes play the off wing, accept it. You don't always have to have two hands on the stick, accept it.

At first I thought Oates might be good but now I'm terrified we might actually get him. If there is one thing I hate it is paint by numbers coaches. Sometimes dudes play the off wing, accept it. You don't always have to have two hands on the stick, accept it.
- xxCHRISTOFIRExx

agreed. We don't need anymore coaches trying to put square pegs in round holes.

here is the thing.. hasek stopped pucks and won in crucial games

reimer folds under pressure like a lawn chair
- Dozzer

was not the point I was making. My point was, when given the confidence and long leash/rhythm of a number 1 goalie, he got them into the playoffs, and was mainly responsible for at least 2 of their 3 wins in the first round.

Some people were worried how Bernier would handle the extra work load of being a number 1.... well he got injured late in the season, so he still has not proven he can handle the work load of being a number 1.