Panthers @ Leafs - Dec. 17th, 7:00pm - LeafsTV, SN 590

[CarltonTheBear]

I'll fill this in later in the afternoon (hopefully).

 

[Redleaf]

James Reimer the only goalie taking the optional morning skate. Suggesting Jonathan Bernier getting the start again tonight.

 

[GhostofPotvin29]

James Reimer the only goalie taking the optional morning skate. Suggesting Jonathan Bernier getting the start again tonight.

Which would be odd.  Back to back, plus Bernier has a .905 SV% and 2-6-1 record in his last 10, whereas Reimer has a .926 SV% and has gone 4-4-1 over his last 10.

 

[bustaheims]

Which would be odd.  Back to back, plus Bernier has a .905 SV% and 2-6-1 record in his last 10, whereas Reimer has a .926 SV% and has gone 4-4-1 over his last 10.

Logic? Common Sense? A Carlyle craves not these things.

 

[Leafaholic99]

I'll fill this in later in the afternoon (hopefully).

Just leaf it blank, if the Leafs won't put effort into games all the time, you don't need to put effort into GDT's all the time! lol

 

[bustaheims]

If Bernier does, in fact, get the start tonight, not only ill he be starting both halves of a back to back, but all 3 games of a 3 games in 4 night stretch. Even the elite goalies of the league usually get a night off in these situations. Unless Reimer is ill (which seems unlikely, since he took part in the optional skate), there's no reason for Bernier to start tonight.

 

[Stronger Than All]

James Reimer the only goalie taking the optional morning skate. Suggesting Jonathan Bernier getting the start again tonight.

Come on already!  Reimer needs to get back in!

 

[drummond]

the only positive in playing Bernier is, that while surpassing Orr and MacLaren combined in scoring yesterday he may now chase Clarkson in scoring  8) 8) 8)

 

[Crucialness Key]

#FreeJamesReimer

 

[ZBBM]

If Bernier does, in fact, get the start tonight, not only ill he be starting both halves of a back to back, but all 3 games of a 3 games in 4 night stretch. Even the elite goalies of the league usually get a night off in these situations. Unless Reimer is ill (which seems unlikely, since he took part in the optional skate), there's no reason for Bernier to start tonight.

Maybe RC has decided that the showdown is over?

But no, trying to make sense of this decision would be a waste of time.  Hopefully Reimer actually starts.

 

[Stickytape]

Undisclosed injury or illness, perhaps?

 

[Bonsixx]

Maybe they just want to see if Bernier is legitimately a guy who can pull them out of a tailspin?

 

[Kessel Run]

Maybe they just want to see if Bernier is legitimately a guy who can pull them out of a tailspin?

If that's the case I wouldn't say playing him on back to back nights is helping.

 

[bustaheims]

Maybe RC has decided that the showdown is over?

But no, trying to make sense of this decision would be a waste of time.  Hopefully Reimer actually starts.

Even still . . . even if Carlyle has decided, for whatever reason, that Bernier is now the team's starter, when you play 3 games in 4 nights, you start your backup in at least one of them unless your starter is playing absolutely lights out - which Bernier is not.

 

[bustaheims]

Undisclosed injury or illness, perhaps?

Reimer took part in the optional skate this morning, so, probably not, no.

 

[bustaheims]

Any ways, I'm hoping this whole Bernier starting fracas is more a matter of miscommunication/misinterpretation than a matter of fact. I expect to see Reimer in net tonight.

 

[Frank E]

Undisclosed injury or illness, perhaps?

Reimer took part in the optional skate this morning, so, probably not, no.

Well, a minor injury wouldn't keep him from practice.

Carlyle isn't nuts, and has been alternating them all season...there'd have to be a pretty good reason to start Bernier back to back.

 

[bustaheims]

Well, a minor injury wouldn't keep him from practice.

It wasn't a full practice, though. It was an optional skate - which is exactly the type of thing a player with a minor injury that isn't working their way back from the IR would avoid.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Any ways, I'm hoping this whole Bernier starting fracas is more a matter of miscommunication/misinterpretation than a matter of fact. I expect to see Reimer in net tonight.

Yeah I still think Reimer starts. He's only played in one game in the past 9 games and he was pulled in the first period of it. Maybe he just wanted an extra practice to avoid some rust.

 

[Deebo]

http://www.thestar.com/sports/leafs/2013/12/17/maple_leafs_reimer_answers_the_call_in_net_for_toronto.html