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James Reimer

#47 · Goalie · Free agent, last with the Ottawa Senators

Born Mar 15, 1988 in Morweena, Manitoba, CAN · 6'2", 200 lb · Catches left · Drafted 99th overall in 2006 by TOR (round 4)

Compare with a similar player

The goalies closest to him in games played in 2010-11. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Mathieu Garon CBJ · 36 GP, 0.901 Devan Dubnyk EDM · 35 GP, 0.916 Brian Boucher PHI · 34 GP, 0.916 Johan Hedberg NJD · 34 GP, 0.912 Chris Mason ATL · 33 GP, 0.892

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below. Cap hit is what he counted against the salary cap that season, where it is known.

0102030402010-11: 37 games3710-112011-12: 34 games342012-13: 33 games3312-132013-14: 36 games362014-15: 35 games3514-152015-16: 40 games402016-17: 43 games4316-172017-18: 44 games442018-19: 36 games3618-192019-20: 25 games252020-21: 22 games2220-212021-22: 48 games482022-23: 43 games4322-232023-24: 25 games252024-25: 24 games2424-252025-26: 14 games14

Games played by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP WLOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save % Cap hit
2010-11 TOR 37 201053 1134 1044 90 2.60 0.921 $547K
2011-12 TOR 34 141443 974 877 97 3.10 0.900 $1.8M
2012-13 TOR 33 19854 995 919 76 2.46 0.924 $1.8M
2013-14 TOR 36 121611 1095 997 98 3.29 0.911 $1.8M
2014-15 TOR 35 91610 1001 908 93 3.16 0.907 $2.3M
2015-16 TOR 32 111270 920 845 75 2.49 0.918 $2.3M
2015-16 SJS 8 6203 208 195 13 1.62 0.938
2016-17 FLA 43 181653 1222 1124 98 2.53 0.920 $3.4M
2017-18 FLA 44 221464 1373 1253 120 2.99 0.913 $3.4M
2018-19 FLA 36 131250 929 836 93 3.09 0.900 $3.4M
2019-20 CAR 25 14623 712 651 61 2.66 0.914 $3.4M
2020-21 CAR 22 15520 627 568 59 2.66 0.906 $3.4M
2021-22 SJS 48 1917101 1450 1321 129 2.90 0.911 $2.25M
2022-23 SJS 43 122183 1335 1188 147 3.48 0.890 $2.25M
2023-24 DET 25 11822 727 657 70 3.11 0.904 $1.5M
2024-25 ANA 2 0200 66 57 9 4.50 0.864 $1M
2024-25 BUF 22 10821 596 537 60 2.90 0.901
2025-26 OTT 14 7421 289 256 33 2.42 0.886 $1M
16 seasons Career 539 2321916732 15653 14233 1421 2.88 0.909

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP WLOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save %
2012-13 TOR 7 3400 272 251 21 2.87 0.923
2015-16 SJS 1 0000 7 6 1 2.06 0.857
2019-20 CAR 3 2100 106 99 7 2.36 0.934
3 seasons Playoffs 11 5500 385 356 29 2.70 0.925

2010-11 season totals

GP Starts WLOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save %
37 35 201053 1134 1044 90 2.60 0.921

Contract

$547KCap hitends in 2011, then extended to 2014
$44KCap dollars per goal above replacement12.5 goals above replacement
$2MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$1.5MValueworth minus cap hit; below zero is overpaid

His cap hit for the whole season, set against what he did in the regular season. Lower is better value. In a season still being played the cost per point starts high and falls as the games add up. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 29 ranked goalies whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Toronto Maple Leafs on Mar 19, 2008, as an entry-level contract: 3 years and $1.79M, beginning in 2008-09. It runs through 2010-11, so this is its last season, and his extension takes over. His next contract is already signed: an extension with the Toronto Maple Leafs on Jun 9, 2011, 3 years and $5.4M at $1.8M a season, beginning in 2011-12.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2008-09 $547K $475K $55K $25K $530K
2009-10 $547K $500K $55K $25K $555K
2010-11 $547K $500K $55K $100K $555K

Each season of the contract, with this one marked. The cap hit is the same every year; what he is paid is not. The pay is as written when the contract was recorded in October 2024, so a later change, such as the rise in the lowest salary for 2026-27, is not shown.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
Jan 12, 2026 Ottawa Senators New contract 2025-26 to 2025-26 1 $1M $1M
Jul 1, 2024 Buffalo Sabres New contract 2024-25 to 2024-25 1 $1M $1M
Jul 1, 2023 Detroit Red Wings New contract (35+) 2023-24 to 2023-24 1 $1.5M $1.5M
Jul 28, 2021 San Jose Sharks New contract 2021-22 to 2022-23 2 $4.5M $2.25M
Jul 1, 2016 Florida Panthers New contract 2016-17 to 2020-21 5 $17M $3.4M
Jul 26, 2014 Toronto Maple Leafs New contract 2014-15 to 2015-16 2 $4.6M $2.3M
Jun 9, 2011 Toronto Maple Leafs Extension not begun 2011-12 to 2013-14 3 $5.4M $1.8M
Mar 19, 2008 Toronto Maple Leafs Entry-level 2008-09 to 2010-11 3 $1.79M $547K

Every contract on record for him, newest first, with the team that signed him to it and the day it was signed. The one covering 2010-11 is marked. An extension is signed while the contract before it is still running, often a year ahead. A row with no team or date is a contract known only by its cap hit, most often one signed since October 2024.

2010-11 analytics

Rating

+12.5Goals above replacement22nd of 53 goalies
+2.1Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+3.1Goals above averagehis goals saved above expected

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 53 ranked goalies: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile. Goals above average is coloured as it is under Shots faced below, where it is taken per 60 minutes.

The goals he saved for his team, compared with a spare-part goalie facing the same shots. A goalie's season is about one-third the goalie and two-thirds chance, so read one year lightly. Provisional: under 40 games it is more chance than player. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

-1001020302010-112012-132014-152016-172018-192020-212022-232024-25Goals above replacementGoals above replacement, by season

Shots faced

Expected goals adds up how likely each shot he faced was to go in, judged by where it came from, what kind of shot it was and whether it was a rebound. A goalie who lets in fewer than that has saved goals above expected. Only shots taken while he was in net count, and the league's goalies as a whole come out at zero. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones. What these numbers mean

+3.1Goals saved above expectedexpected goals minus goals against
93.1Expected goals againstfrom 1,599 unblocked attempts
90Goals againstwhile he was in net
0.921Save %0.918 expected from his shots

Goals saved above expected, taken per 60 minutes, and save % are coloured by where they rank among the 53 goalies who played enough to be ranked: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile. The two goals against tiles are left plain, since they follow how much he played.

Goals saved +0.09 above expected per 60 minutes62nd
Shot difficulty 5.8% chance per attempt faced11thA higher bar means his team gives up more dangerous shots.

Each bar shows the share of goalies he is ahead of, among the 53 who played at least a quarter as much as the busiest this season.

020406080Game 10Game 20Game 30Expected 93.1Allowed 90

The goals he was expected to let in and the goals he did, as the season went on. When the allowed line runs below the expected line, he is saving more than his shots were worth.

Where he was shot at

Every unblocked attempt he faced this season, with his net on the right. Darker red means more attempts from that spot, and each dot is a goal. "Show every shot" switches to a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result Decision Shots against Saves Goals against Save % TOI
Apr 9, 2011 vs MTL L 1-4 L 34 30 4 0.882 59:59
Apr 6, 2011 @ NJD L 2-4 L 21 18 3 0.857 40:00
Apr 5, 2011 vs WSH L 2-3 (SO) OTL 41 39 2 0.951 65:00
Apr 2, 2011 @ OTT W 4-2 W 25 23 2 0.920 59:22
Mar 31, 2011 @ BOS W 4-3 (SO) W 38 35 3 0.921 64:55
Mar 29, 2011 vs BUF W 4-3 W 31 28 3 0.903 60:00
Mar 26, 2011 @ DET L 2-4 L 28 25 3 0.893 59:21
Mar 24, 2011 @ COL W 4-3 W 28 25 3 0.893 60:00
Mar 22, 2011 @ MIN W 3-0 W, SO 29 29 0 1.000 59:49
Mar 19, 2011 vs BOS W 5-2 W 37 35 2 0.946 59:51
Mar 16, 2011 @ CAR W 3-1 W 37 36 1 0.973 60:00
Mar 14, 2011 vs TBL L 2-6 L 29 24 5 0.828 48:47
Mar 12, 2011 vs BUF W 4-3 W 42 39 3 0.929 60:00
Mar 10, 2011 vs PHI L 2-3 L 33 30 3 0.909 58:48
Mar 8, 2011 @ NYI L 3-4 (OT) OTL 40 36 4 0.900 64:02
Mar 5, 2011 vs CHI L 3-5 L 19 14 5 0.737 40:00
Mar 3, 2011 @ PHI W 3-2 W 30 28 2 0.933 60:00
Mar 2, 2011 vs PIT W 3-2 (OT) W 29 27 2 0.931 60:42
Feb 27, 2011 @ ATL L 2-3 (OT) 18 18 0 1.000 36:04
Feb 26, 2011 vs PIT L 5-6 (SO) OTL 40 35 5 0.875 65:00
Feb 24, 2011 @ MTL W 5-4 W 35 31 4 0.886 59:57
Feb 22, 2011 vs NYI W 2-1 W 29 28 1 0.966 60:00
Feb 19, 2011 vs OTT L 0-1 (SO) OTL, SO 22 22 0 1.000 65:00
Feb 16, 2011 @ BUF W 2-1 W 15 14 1 0.933 40:00
Feb 15, 2011 @ BOS W 4-3 W 35 32 3 0.914 59:53
Feb 10, 2011 vs NJD L 1-2 (OT) OTL 39 37 2 0.949 64:36
Feb 8, 2011 @ NYI W 5-3 W 34 31 3 0.912 60:00
Feb 5, 2011 @ BUF L 2-6 L 30 25 5 0.833 40:00
Feb 3, 2011 vs CAR W 3-0 W, SO 27 27 0 1.000 60:00
Jan 25, 2011 @ TBL L 0-2 L 31 29 2 0.935 58:23
Jan 13, 2011 @ PHX L 1-5 L 20 16 4 0.800 58:10
Jan 11, 2011 @ SJS W 4-2 W 42 40 2 0.952 60:00
Jan 10, 2011 @ LAK W 3-2 W 32 30 2 0.938 60:00
Jan 7, 2011 @ ATL W 9-3 W 44 41 3 0.932 59:32
Jan 3, 2011 vs BOS L 1-2 L 33 31 2 0.939 58:56
Jan 1, 2011 @ OTT W 5-1 W 33 32 1 0.970 59:56
Dec 20, 2010 vs ATL L 3-6 4 4 0 1.000 14:09