{ "blocks": [ { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "James Reimer is not done yet." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "The Red Wings’ 36-year-old UFA goaltender signed a one year, two-way, $1 million contract with the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday, the organization announced on X (formerly Twitter). " } }, { "id": "3qc9ev5m-6w8zw666", "type": "embed", "data": { "service": "twitter", "source": "https://twitter.com/buffalosabres/status/1808123546234716644", "embed": "https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?id=1808123546234716644", "caption": "" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Reimer brings veteran experience to a Sabres goalie room full of budding talent. Ukko-Pekka Lukkonen and Devon Levi are projected to be the team’s main tandem, aged 25 and 22 respectively. With Reimer, Buffalo has someone to mentor them while being able to play at the NHL and AHL levels. " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Reimer played in 25 games, starting 20 and finishing with an 11-8-2 record. He posted a 3.11 goals against average and a .904 save percentage in that span, saving -0.03 goals above expected. He was serviceable and dependable, in a position where injuries made for uncertainty. And little exemplified that more than when he played his 500th career game in the season’s final weeks, beating the Toronto Maple Leafs team that drafted him to keep the Red Wings’ playoff hopes alive." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Now, Reimer will look to play for a Sabres team in similar rebuild territory to Detroit, with a chance to play more hockey at 36. Whether or not Buffalo has to turn to him, his time with the Red Wings showed he has the dependability to help the Sabres." } }, { "type": "header", "data": { "text": "Also from THN Detroit", "level": 2 } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Grading the Red Wings' Free Agent Moves" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Red Wings UFA Shayne Gostisbehere Signs 3-year, $9.6 Million Contract with Hurricanes" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Christian Fischer Signs One-Year Deal to Remain a Red Wing" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Red Wings Sign Ex-Oilers Goaltender Campbell. Is a Lyon or Husso Trade to Follow?" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Red Wings Sign Local Product, Depth Forward Sheldon Dries" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Red Wings Sign Power Play Specialist Gustafsson to Two-Year Deal" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Cam Talbot joins Detroit Red Wings for two years, $2.5 million" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Around the League: Former Red Wing Tyler Bertuzzi Signs with Chicago" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Perron Signs Two-Year Deal in Ottawa" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Breaking: Red Wings Bring Back Kane on One-Year Deal" } }, { "type": "video", "data": { "url": "https://deweb-519a7.b-cdn.net/video-migration/v7ItM9LB.mp4", "streached": true, "controls": true, "caption": "Trying to Make Sense of the Walman Trade", "image": { "url": "https://deweb-519a7.b-cdn.net/video-migration/v7ItM9LB-poster.jpg" }, "cdn": { "service": "jwplayer", "playlistUrl": "https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/v7ItM9LB.m3u8", "sources": [ { "file": "https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/v7ItM9LB.m3u8", "type": "application/vnd.apple.mpegurl" }, { "file": "https://cdn.jwplayer.com/videos/v7ItM9LB-Tc2ErlMd.mp4", "type": "video/mp4", "height": 180, "width": 320, "label": "180p", "bitrate": 202440, "filesize": 6503385, "framerate": 30 }, { "file": "https://cdn.jwplayer.com/videos/v7ItM9LB-B4v7ZIyk.mp4", "type": "video/mp4", "height": 270, "width": 480, "label": "270p", "bitrate": 263066, "filesize": 8451025, "framerate": 30 }, { "file": "https://cdn.jwplayer.com/videos/v7ItM9LB-xMODTlfc.mp4", "type": "video/mp4", "height": 720, "width": 1280, "label": "720p", "bitrate": 579254, "filesize": 18608549, "framerate": 30 }, { "file": "https://cdn.jwplayer.com/videos/v7ItM9LB-HwSbf6ld.m4a", "type": "audio/mp4", "label": "AAC Audio", "bitrate": 113674, "filesize": 3651798 }, { "file": "https://cdn.jwplayer.com/videos/v7ItM9LB-YjF293Py.mp4", "type": "video/mp4", "height": 1080, "width": 1920, "label": "1080p", "bitrate": 1026641, "filesize": 32980848, "framerate": 30 }, { "file": "https://cdn.jwplayer.com/videos/v7ItM9LB-Vmm0TRxA.mp4", "type": "video/mp4", "height": 360, "width": 640, "label": "360p", "bitrate": 299222, "filesize": 9612529, "framerate": 30 }, { "file": "https://cdn.jwplayer.com/videos/v7ItM9LB-0T7U4VPc.mp4", "type": "video/mp4", "height": 540, "width": 960, "label": "540p", "bitrate": 434569, "filesize": 13960536, "framerate": 30 } ] } } } ] }

Detroit UFA James Reimer Headed to Buffalo