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Islanders @ Leafs - Dec. 29th, 7:00pm - TSN4, Fan 590

I wonder if Bernier would like to be an astronaut?  He could go on space walks and never get hit by space junk or asteroids!  8)
 
bustaheims said:
Have teams ever moved a goalie into playing another position? Maybe Bernier would work as a forward? 8)
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I think he would make a pretty good center. A #1 center perhaps?
 
L K said:
bustaheims said:
Have teams ever moved a goalie into playing another position? Maybe Bernier would work as a forward? 8)
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I think he would make a pretty good center. A #1 center perhaps?
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He'd have to play a forward position and never play on the penalty kill.  It's obvious he can't BLOCK shots! 
 
bustaheims said:
AvroArrow said:
Really? Always?
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When it happens within that short a time frame of the puck being put on net, yeah. It impacts balance and vision, and, therefore, their ability to react.
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Have you ever played hockey goalie in any capacity?  Because I have, and I've been hit many times all over the body including my head, and there are many times that it didn't impact me because I was out of position or it deflected/rebounded in a way I couldn't respond to.

This deflected on a way he couldn't respond to, hit to the head or not.  And the refs seem to agree.
 
Frank E said:
Man, I dont know what they're going to do with Bernier.

Do you re-sign Reimer?
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That depends on the team's intentions for next season. If they figure it's going to be another development season - and that's likely - they probably keep Bernier, because they really don't have anything to lose by giving him a lot of rope. I also think you have to keep the option of trading Reimer open - especially with his improved play. If a team loses their starter or doesn't have enough confidence in them, Reimer could bring back a decent return at the deadline.
 
Frank E said:
Man, I dont know what they're going to do with Bernier.

Do you re-sign Reimer?
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Not much they can do but let him play out his contact or waive him.

If there's a market for Reimer, I'd trade him.  Otherwise, I'm not sure he'd want to re-sign here...
 
Frank E said:
Man, I dont know what they're going to do with Bernier.

Do you re-sign Reimer?
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I think you probably do, and look for lower-end free agents with a bit of upside in the offseason.
 
Nice game for the tank tonight, though. Trade bait scoring goals to pad their stats, while not moving up in the standings.
 
bustaheims said:
Nice game for the tank tonight, though. Trade bait scoring goals to pad their stats, while not moving up in the standings.
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Downside -result won't help in move/prep Bernier for a waiver claim....
 
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