James Reimer has played 9 games in his NHL career. He's sporting a sweet .940 SV% and a fantastic 1.96 GAA. You may have heard he recorded his first shutout the other night over Carolina.
He's 5-3 for a pretty bad team, and that's earned him the nickname King James. He's our latest next great hope, following Jiri Tlusty, Justin Pogge, Nazem Kadri, The Monster and some guy named Phil Kessel. I haven't given up on that last guy yet...
When the Leafs drop the puck in Buffalo tonight, all eyes will be on the 22-year old Winnipeg native between the pipes. In a Leafs-crazy city, desperate for hope and something to cheer for, James Reimer already owns this town. Owning this city is easy... it only took King James 9 games.
I'm not complaining. This is fun. In King James we trust.
