Entering year number three of a fairly lucrative five-year contract, James Reimer will likely split the workload with starting goaltender Roberto Luongo, barring an unexpected injury from Lu.
During the 2017-18 campaign, Reimer produced an adequate record of 22-14-6, while suiting up in 44 games and starting in 42 of them. James boasted a save percentage of .913, a seven percent decrease from the 2016-17 season. Moreover, Reimer impressively tied a career-high mark with four shutouts during the 2017-18 season.
Although, the 2018 season wasn’t an entirely positive one for James Reimer. In essence, Reimer allowed significantly more goals on a start-by-start basis, recording an abysmal goals-against average of 2.