Reimer leaves a legacy of class in Toronto

The Maple Leafs dealt James Reimer to the San Jose Sharks as part of a multi-player trade Saturday – a move team GM Lou Lamoriello said was necessary to gauge the capabilities of other goaltenders in the Buds’ pipeline – and the veteran netminder will be missed, not only by his teammates and everyone in the organization, but by Leafs fans and the city of Toronto. Few, if any professional athletes who’ve played in Canada’s largest city have been as kind, classy and charitable as Reimer, and the outpouring of emotion on social media is proof positive of the enormous effect he had in his six seasons wearing Blue & White.

All of that was entirely earned by the 27-year-old Manitoba native.…