James Reimer started off his Carolina Hurricanes career very well. In his first game against the Washington Capitals he stopped 32 of 34 shots helping the Hurricanes in a come from behind win in overtime. In his second start, Reimer had 47 saves on 50 shots against his former team the Florida Panthers.
He seemed to be locked in to start the year showing the Hurricanes they made the right choice by making him the backup.
But after his two-win start to the 2019-20 season, he quickly suffered two losses. He had another 32 save performance this time on 35 shots against the Columbus Blue Jackets.