James Reimer claimed by the Ducks

[That Aud Smell]

1 hour ago, kas23 said:

He may have just been brought in for insurance in case things went south with UPL. Reimer was brought in 7/1/24, maybe even as leverage. UPL was signed about 3 weeks later. 

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[GASabresIUFAN]

4 hours ago, Wyldnwoody44 said:

While this is not a big to do. Adams is pure garbage and he gets no benefit of the doubt, so I will blame him for not having any foresight; once again. 

I'm as harsh a critic as anyone here on GM Howdy Doody.  However, Reimer getting claimed was foreseen.  He also signed Sandstrom, who has struggled recently, but does have some NHL experience (30 games) as does Houser. 

Would I like someone better than Sandstrom as the 3rd goalie?  Of course, but Reimer getting claimed was as a likely outcome the day he was signed.  Levi is ready.  

 

Edited October 8 by GASabresIUFAN

[Brawndo]

The drop off from Dennis Gilbert or Jacob Bryson to Ryan Johnson is a hell of a lot less than UPL/Levi to Felix Sandstrom 

Edited October 8 by Brawndo

[Brawndo]

Reimer could have easily followed the same pathway as Alex Lyon last season. Healthy scratch enough times  until he qualified for a 14 day conditioning stint with Rochester, then decide what to do with him.  They finally get the appearance a stable goaltending situation in Buffalo and then this happens. 
 

They should have went with 13 forwards, 7 defenders and 3 goaltenders until the goaltending situations settled around the league. 

One of the things that Marek and Friedman were discussing on an old episode of 32 Thoughts was a possible change in the next CBA that might gain traction is the idea of teams having 24 roster spots with the 24th spot going to a designated third goalie. The organization would have the ability to move that goalie back and forth to AHL without subjecting them to waivers 

[Taro T]

12 minutes ago, Brawndo said:

Reimer could have easily followed the same pathway as Alex Lyon last season. Healthy scratch enough times  until he qualified for a 14 day conditioning stint with Rochester, then decide what to do with him.  They finally get the appearance a stable goaltending situation in Buffalo and then this happens. 
 

They should have went with 13 forwards, 7 defenders and 3 goaltenders until the goaltending situations settled around the league. 

One of the things that Marek and Friedman were discussing on an old episode of 32 Thoughts was a possible change in the next CBA that might gain traction is the idea of teams having 24 roster spots with the 24th spot going to a designated third goalie. The organization would have the ability to move that goalie back and forth to AHL without subjecting them to waivers 

That potential CBA modification would be a great thing for Sabres for the short term until one of the real young prospects is ready for prime time.  Wonder how much of a change to the split the players would want for it?

[Crusader1969]

6 hours ago, PromoTheRobot said:

How many teams aren't in trouble losing a #1 goalie?

Exactly. How about losing their top 2 

[French Collection]

$75K of cap space savings with Levi in and Reimer out. Gives KA a bit more wiggle room.

In all seriousness, I think Levi is ready for the NHL and I hope UPL responds to the challenge.

[shrader]

1 hour ago, Taro T said:

That potential CBA modification would be a great thing for Sabres for the short term until one of the real young prospects is ready for prime time.  Wonder how much of a change to the split the players would want for it?

I just wonder why the PA would want it unless that 3rd goalie is a guaranteed one way contract only. 

[Kristian]

11 hours ago, Crusader1969 said:

Yes cause the 3 headed goalie worked so well for them last season

there's a reason why 95% of the teams carry 2 

 

95% of team are better than the Sabres too, so…

[Doohicksie]

10 hours ago, Brawndo said:

The drop off from Dennis Gilbert or Jacob Bryson to Ryan Johnson is a hell of a lot less than UPL/Levi to Felix Sandstrom 

One might even say going with Ryan Johnson is an upgrade over those other two, not a drop off.

[Taro T]

9 hours ago, shrader said:

I just wonder why the PA would want it unless that 3rd goalie is a guaranteed one way contract only. 

Presumably that would be their initial ask.  And because teams would now be dividing the player's share across 24 contracts rather than 23 (plus however many injury/suspension callups) for each team, they'd presumably want that spread over 54% or so of HRR rather than just 50% of it.  They'll also want a piece of expansion fees, so, though this should be a fairly uncontentious negotiation; will believe it's easy and smooth when it's actually signed and ratified and not a moment sooner.

[shrader]

1 hour ago, Taro T said:

Presumably that would be their initial ask.  And because teams would now be dividing the player's share across 24 contracts rather than 23 (plus however many injury/suspension callups) for each team, they'd presumably want that spread over 54% or so of HRR rather than just 50% of it.  They'll also want a piece of expansion fees, so, though this should be a fairly uncontentious negotiation; will believe it's easy and smooth when it's actually signed and ratified and not a moment sooner.

I hadn’t even thought about how job creation might actually be a bad thing with the revenue share. I don’t really see how they would get anything out of this. Creating a roster slot so that a guy can never play and constantly have to ride the shuttle to and from the AHL with no chance of going anywhere else… it sounds horrible. 

[Mr Peabody]

Does Reimer go through waivers again after Gibson comes back?  Do Sabres get first shot if so?  

[shrader]

26 minutes ago, Mr Peabody said:

Does Reimer go through waivers again after Gibson comes back?  Do Sabres get first shot if so?  

It depends on the timing.  If he's still within his original waiver period, any other team that claimed him gets a shot first.  Then Buffalo is next in line.

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uhh, I was ill all weekend so missed this nugget. This is Adams Adamsing. Super dumb.

[Brawndo]

8 hours ago, Mr Peabody said:

Does Reimer go through waivers again after Gibson comes back?  Do Sabres get first shot if so?  

Yes, but if another team puts in a claim he would have to go on the NHL Roster. 

[Weave]

45 minutes ago, seer775 said:

Kevin. What the hell are you doing? Are you drunk or high, or both?

Slander.  We’ve already established Inkman wouldn’t have made that move.