While it’s still too early to build that James Reimer statue ex-coach Ron Wilson mockingly said fans would erect because he won a few games back in 2011, five years have shown he’s not made of straw.
On a Maple Leafs team that needs strong goaltending when the league’s best shooters have their thin team defence on the run, Reimer is becoming the difference on a nightly basis.
And he has now earned the starting job, as well as a place in the top 10 of Leaf netminding wins, with Tuesday’s 5-1 over the Colorado Avalanche.
Starting for the eighth time in nine games, Reimer picked up his sixth win of the year, No.