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Originally Posted by Fire of the Phoenix
He's too up and down for my tastes. He's been in the league for 6 years, 3 have been good, 3 have been poor. He's never even played 40 games either, I'm not interested in picking up a 1B/backup type, unless it's for cheap. He's been very good this season, so the amount of money and term he will command will be too much, I just don't think he'll be worth it.
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I have the same worry, but (personally) have placed a lot of that blame with the Leafs.
I've watched Reimer hold the fort together long enough to realize his team isn't playing quite a few times.
It's an odd situation to evaluate him in, but I think that being a relevant goalie with the pressures and aggression coming at you from the Toronto media... and the terrible team in front of you says something about his potential. Maybe his ups we see are more of what he brings to the table, and the downs are the result of everything negative about Toronto?
It's a gamble, but I think putting defence in front of him, and taking him away from Toronto in general will let us see more of his ups than downs.
But you're right. His play this year jacked his value considerably.