L K
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bustaheims said:L K said:Given that last year Reimer was much better than Scrivens...probably not at all. Although I wonder if Scrivens is actually the better goaltender as a 20-30 game backup than Reimer. Reimer strikes me as a guy who needs to be 1B at least to be successful at this point.
I also wonder how much playing so many games behind the smothering defensive system in LA has helped him get into his current rhythm and helped him gain a level of confidence that's he's been able to ride though the dozen games he's played in Edmonton. The goaltending coach in LA also made some adjustments to Scrivens style and glove positioning. That's also had a positive impact, and he wouldn't have had that if he stayed here.
They actually made a number of pretty critical statements about Scriven's preparation/positioning at the start of the year I believe. I think they changed up his game to a reasonable extent.