Leafs @ Wings - Mar. 18th, 7:30pm - SN, SN 590

[azzurri63]

Anyone else annoyed with Reimers statue like body after making a save. He just freezes in the same position all the time. What's he trying to do?

Hopefully trying to continue to save 91% of the shots on goal and the 92% of them at even strength.

I'm not knocking his play. I have praised both goaltenders all year. If it wasn't for them we wouldn't be in the playoffs. Just watch him though. Lot of times during the game he'll make a save and then just sit their motionless.

 

[GhostofPotvin29]

Nothing's wrong with Reimer.

The best number to evaluate a goalie?s performance, especially in a small sample size, is to look at the percentage of shots they stop at even strength. By that measure, Reimer has a .927 save percentage, which is well above the league average of .922 and more than respectable for a starting goalie.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/leafs-beat/is-this-james-reimers-last-stand-in-toronto/article17542402/

Never seen a guy get less respect for being very good.

 

[bustaheims]

He's done that for a long time. He just sits their in a frozen state. Get back up locate the puck.

He really only does it when he feels the puck is either in his equipment or close enough to him that getting up opens up holes to put the puck through him or moving around risks him knocking it in himself.

 

[Damian]

He's done that for a long time. He just sits their in a frozen state. Get back up locate the puck.

He really only does it when he feels the puck is either in his equipment or close enough to him that getting up opens up holes to put the puck through him or moving around risks him knocking it in himself.

Newsflash.. all us goalies do that ..... honest

 

[Redleaf]

Nothing's wrong with Reimer.

The best number to evaluate a goalie?s performance, especially in a small sample size, is to look at the percentage of shots they stop at even strength. By that measure, Reimer has a .927 save percentage, which is well above the league average of .922 and more than respectable for a starting goalie.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/leafs-beat/is-this-james-reimers-last-stand-in-toronto/article17542402/

Never seen a guy get less respect for being very good.

Stats aside, he just doesn't look as confident early on in the games since coming in for Bernier. He seems to find his confidence later on in the second period, and then seems to really play well after that.

 

[bustaheims]

Newsflash.. all us goalies do that ..... honest

Yeah. Most, if not all, of the younger goalies do it - and, it's usually the right thing to do. Last thing you want is to find the puck was sitting in between your pads when you were down and have the other team poke in an easy one because you stood up to find it.

 

[bustaheims]

Stats aside, he just doesn't look as confident early on in the games since coming in for Bernier. He seems to find his confidence later on in the second period, and then seems to really play well after that.

That's largely due to him not getting the playing time he's used to. He's taking a little more time to get his rhythm and timing on point because it's usually been a while since he's been in the net.

 

[Arn]

I can't say it annoys me either. The situation in Crimea might annoy me. Or an in grown toe nail might annoy me. A goalie making a save generally doesn't annoy me. Unless it's the opposition goalie of course!

 

[Strangelove]

Kessel looks pretty disinterested. He's made some extremely low percentage, lazy plays for a number of games now (backhand slap-pass? Really Kessel?). He'll pick it up eventually but he's hard to watch in games like this. (And surprise surprise - with Kessel not playing well, Bozak is automatically mostly invisible too).

It's a bit of bad luck, but Reimer has to have that goal. There was only one place for the guy to deke, and Reimer still couldn't square himself to the net.

 

[GhostofPotvin29]

Why is that backhand pass attempt by Kessel being keyed on by people?  It was a pass that didn't work to JVR because he fanned on it.  It was in the offensive zone corner, not a high risk play.

 

[Redleaf]

Stats aside, he just doesn't look as confident early on in the games since coming in for Bernier. He seems to find his confidence later on in the second period, and then seems to really play well after that.

That's largely due to him not getting the playing time he's used to. He's taking a little more time to get his rhythm and timing on point because it's usually been a while since he's been in the net.

Agreed. He needs more games, and now that he's getting them, hopefully he's able to clean this up.

 

[Tigger]

Why is that backhand pass attempt by Kessel being keyed on by people?  It was a pass that didn't work to JVR because he fanned on it.  It was in the offensive zone corner, not a high risk play.

Led to a pretty good chance type situation the other way, so, yeah.

 

[BlueWhiteBlood]

Reimer is a good goalie, we're lucky to have a guy like him with Bernier down. It'll be tough to keep both next season, but if I'm Nonis, I try.

 

[GhostofPotvin29]

Why is that backhand pass attempt by Kessel being keyed on by people?  It was a pass that didn't work to JVR because he fanned on it.  It was in the offensive zone corner, not a high risk play.

Led to a pretty good chance type situation the other way, so, yeah.

Because Gleason made a poor play at the blueline.  That play is very easily not a good chance the other way.  It's like 170-some feet from the Leafs net with multiple Leafs back.  That didn't lead to the chance, Gleason's attempted pinch did.

 

[Redleaf]

Kessel looks pretty disinterested. He's made some extremely low percentage, lazy plays for a number of games now (backhand slap-pass? Really Kessel?). He'll pick it up eventually but he's hard to watch in games like this. (And surprise surprise - with Kessel not playing well, Bozak is automatically mostly invisible too).

It's a bit of bad luck, but Reimer has to have that goal. There was only one place for the guy to deke, and Reimer still couldn't square himself to the net.

Kessel has the ability to change the momentum of a game all by himself. He hasn't done this in a few games. I thought it was the opposition doing a good job of checking him, but tonight it has just been lazy plays. I'm guessing he'll pick it up soon. Hopefully tonight.

 

[bustaheims]

Hope_Smoke: Another bad first period for Carlyle?s Leafs. Have only had the lead after one period in 17 of 70 games this season.

 

[Tigger]

Why is that backhand pass attempt by Kessel being keyed on by people?  It was a pass that didn't work to JVR because he fanned on it.  It was in the offensive zone corner, not a high risk play.

Led to a pretty good chance type situation the other way, so, yeah.

Because Gleason made a poor play at the blueline.  That play is very easily not a good chance the other way.  It's like 170-some feet from the Leafs net with multiple Leafs back.  That didn't lead to the chance, Gleason's attempted pinch did.

Wait, shouldn't you be blaming Carlyle? It was weak and a goal resulted, I don't blame him for the goal directly but he certainly could have done better, not unlucky on his part.

 

[Damian]

mammoth save kids....

 

[GhostofPotvin29]

Hope_Smoke: Another bad first period for Carlyle?s Leafs. Have only had the lead after one period in 17 of 70 games this season.

Recall poor starts being one of the big criticisms of Wilson too.

 

[Redleaf]

There's the second-period Reimer we know.