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James Reimer

Position Goaltender Current Team Buffalo Sabres
Catches Left Current Contract
Height 6'2" Expires
Weight (lbs) 200 Expiry Age (Jun 30)
Age 37 (Mar 15, 1988) Expiry Status
Drafted 2006, Round 4, Overall 99 (TOR)
Date Team Transaction
Nov 13, 2024 Anaheim Ducks Lost on Waivers to Buffalo Sabres
Nov 13, 2024 Buffalo Sabres Claimed on Waivers from Anaheim Ducks
Nov 12, 2024 Anaheim Ducks Placed on Waivers
Oct 7, 2024 Buffalo Sabres Lost on Waivers to Anaheim Ducks
Oct 7, 2024 Anaheim Ducks Claimed on Waivers from Buffalo Sabres
Oct 6, 2024 Buffalo Sabres Placed on Waivers
Jul 2, 2024 Buffalo Sabres Signed 1 year @ $1.000M AAV starting in 2024-25
Jul 1, 2023 Detroit Red Wings Signed 1 year @ $1.500M AAV starting in 2023-24
Jul 28, 2021 San Jose Sharks Signed 2 years @ $2.250M AAV starting in 2021-22
Jul 1, 2016 Florida Panthers Signed 5 years @ $3.400M AAV starting in 2016-17
Jul 26, 2014 Toronto Maple Leafs Signed 2 years @ $2.300M AAV starting in 2014-15
Jun 9, 2011 Toronto Maple Leafs Signed 3 years @ $1.800M AAV starting in 2011-12
Mar 19, 2008 Toronto Maple Leafs Signed to an entry level contract.
Status History Coming Soon
Regular Season Playoffs
Season Team GP GS W L OTL SA GA GAA Save% GP GS W L OTL SA GA GAA Save%
2010-11 TOR 37 37 20 10 5 1134 90 2.60 0.921
2011-12 TOR 34 34 14 14 4 974 97 3.10 0.900
2012-13 TOR 33 33 19 8 5 995 76 2.46 0.924 7 7 3 4 None 272 21 2.87 0.923
2013-14 TOR 36 36 12 16 1 1095 98 3.29 0.911
2014-15 TOR 35 35 9 16 1 1001 93 3.16 0.907
2015-16 TOR 32 32 11 12 7 920 75 2.49 0.918
2015-16 SJS 8 8 6 2 0 208 13 1.62 0.938 1 1 0 0 None 7 1 2.06 0.857
2016-17 FLA 43 43 18 16 5 1222 98 2.53 0.920
2017-18 FLA 44 44 22 14 6 1373 120 2.99 0.913
2018-19 FLA 36 36 13 12 5 929 93 3.09 0.900
2019-20 CAR 25 25 14 6 2 712 61 2.66 0.914 3 3 2 1 0 106 7 2.36 0.934
2020-21 CAR 22 22 15 5 2 627 59 2.66 0.906
2021-22 SJS 48 48 19 17 10 1450 129 2.90 0.911
2022-23 SJS 43 43 12 21 8 1335 147 3.48 0.890
2023-24 DET 25 25 11 8 2 727 70 3.11 0.904
2024-25 BUF 22 22 10 8 2 596 60 2.90 0.901
2024-25 ANA 2 2 0 2 0 66 9 4.50 0.864
Career 525 525 225 187 65 15364 1388 2.89 0.910 11 11 5 5 0 385 29 2.70 0.925

5v5 Goalie Stats

Season Team(s) GP TOI SAA/60 SA/60 xGA/60 GA/60 GS/60 Sv% xSv% Sv%AE
2015-16 SJS 8 364:29 34.57 25.19 1.83 1.32 0.51 94.77 92.74 2.03
2015-16 TOR 32 1375:05 43.85 31.15 2.34 1.88 0.47 93.98 92.48 1.50
2015-16 SJS, TOR 40 1739:34 41.91 29.90 2.23 1.76 0.48 94.12 92.53 1.59
2016-17 FLA 42 1796:45 42.28 32.22 2.46 2.20 0.25 93.16 92.38 0.78
2017-18 FLA 43 1881:18 44.33 32.44 2.53 2.68 -0.15 91.74 92.20 -0.46
2018-19 FLA 35 1410:47 41.42 30.71 2.41 2.81 -0.40 90.86 92.16 -1.30
2019-20 CAR 25 1032:14 41.15 29.70 2.53 2.27 0.27 92.37 91.47 0.90
2020-21 CAR 22 1034:03 38.01 27.56 2.37 2.20 0.16 92.00 91.41 0.59
2021-22 SJS 48 2128:45 45.49 31.99 2.72 2.79 -0.07 91.28 91.49 -0.21
2022-23 SJS 43 2022:01 42.85 30.03 2.70 3.26 -0.56 89.13 91.01 -1.88
2023-24 DET 25 1089:14 44.01 30.02 2.51 2.97 -0.47 90.09 91.65 -1.56
2024-25 ANA 2 103:11 49.43 30.82 2.98 2.91 0.08 90.57 90.31 0.25
2024-25 BUF 22 1006:43 44.82 27.89 2.62 2.62 -0.00 90.60 90.60 -0.00
2024-25 ANA, BUF 24 1109:54 45.25 28.16 2.66 2.65 0.01 90.60 90.57 0.02

4v5 Goalie Stats

Season Team(s) GP TOI SAA/60 SA/60 xGA/60 GA/60 GS/60 Sv% xSv% Sv%AE
2015-16 SJS 8 41:18 58.11 42.13 4.59 4.36 0.23 89.66 89.11 0.54
2015-16 TOR 32 164:17 62.45 42.73 4.88 7.30 -2.42 82.91 88.58 -5.67
2015-16 SJS, TOR 40 205:35 61.58 42.61 4.82 6.71 -1.89 84.25 88.68 -4.44
2016-17 FLA 42 199:47 66.37 47.75 5.52 6.31 -0.79 86.79 88.45 -1.65
2017-18 FLA 43 188:59 81.91 61.59 7.15 6.03 1.12 90.21 88.39 1.82
2018-19 FLA 35 136:46 58.79 43.43 4.76 6.14 -1.39 85.86 89.05 -3.19
2019-20 CAR 25 126:43 66.29 50.19 6.16 6.16 0.00 87.74 87.73 0.00
2020-21 CAR 22 129:56 57.26 45.72 5.00 6.46 -1.46 85.86 89.06 -3.20
2021-22 SJS 48 198:28 70.44 50.49 6.92 3.93 2.99 92.22 86.29 5.92
2022-23 SJS 43 190:37 81.21 53.83 7.86 5.67 2.20 89.47 85.39 4.08
2023-24 DET 25 100:02 94.17 71.98 10.32 7.20 3.13 90.00 85.66 4.34
2024-25 ANA 2 8:05 126.19 74.23 16.50 14.85 1.66 80.00 77.77 2.23
2024-25 BUF 22 94:09 61.18 44.61 6.31 7.65 -1.34 82.86 85.86 -3.00
2024-25 ANA, BUF 24 102:14 66.32 46.95 7.12 8.22 -1.10 82.50 84.85 -2.35

Legend

Percentile 0-25 Percentile 25-50 Percentile 50-75 Percentile 75-100

Glossary

Statistic Definition
SAA/60Shot Attempts Against per 60 minutes.
SA/60Shots Against per 60 minutes.
xGA/60Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes.
GA/60Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
GS/60Goals Saved per 60 minutes (xGA/60 -GA/60).
Sv%Save Percentage.
xSv%Expected Save Percentage.
Sv%AESave Percentage above Expected (Sv% - xSv%).
Data from Puckalytics.com (starting in 2015-16).

Previous Contracts

Standard Contract (UFA)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2024-25 36 $1,000,000 $1,000,000 - - $1,000,000 $1,000,000 $1,000,000 UFA
Total - - $1,000,000 $1,000,000 $1,000,000
Signed: July 2, 2024
Team: Buffalo Sabres
GM: -
Exp. Status: UFA
Cap %: 1.14

Standard Contract (UFA)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2023-24 35 M-NTC $1,500,000 $1,500,000 - - $1,500,000 $1,500,000 $1,500,000 UFA
Total - - $1,500,000 $1,500,000 $1,500,000
Signed: July 1, 2023
Team: Detroit Red Wings
GM: -
Exp. Status: UFA
Cap %: 1.8
Clause: Player has a 7 team no-trade list.

Standard Contract (UFA)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2021-22 33 M-NTC $2,250,000 $2,250,000 - - $1,750,000 $1,750,000 $1,750,000 UFA
2022-23 34 M-NTC $2,250,000 $2,250,000 - - $2,750,000 $2,750,000 $2,750,000 UFA
Total - - $4,500,000 $4,500,000 $4,500,000
Signed: July 28, 2021
Team: San Jose Sharks
GM: -
Exp. Status: UFA
Cap %: 2.76
Clause: Player has a 5 team no trade list in 2021-22 and 2022-23.

Standard Contract (UFA)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2016-17 28 $3,400,000 $3,400,000 - $1,250,000 $3,250,000 $4,500,000 $4,500,000 UFA
2017-18 29 $3,400,000 $3,400,000 - - $3,200,000 $3,200,000 $3,200,000 UFA
2018-19 30 $3,400,000 $3,400,000 - - $3,100,000 $3,100,000 $3,100,000 UFA
2019-20 31 $3,400,000 $3,400,000 - - $3,100,000 $3,100,000 $3,100,000 UFA
2020-21 32 $3,400,000 $3,400,000 - $2,250,000 $850,000 $3,100,000 $3,100,000 UFA
Total - $3,500,000 $13,500,000 $17,000,000 $17,000,000
Signed: July 1, 2016
Team: Florida Panthers
GM: -
Exp. Status: UFA
Cap %: 4.66

Standard Contract (RFA)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2014-15 26 $2,300,000 $2,300,000 - - $2,600,000 $2,600,000 $2,600,000 RFA-arb
2015-16 27 $2,300,000 $2,300,000 - - $2,000,000 $2,000,000 $2,000,000 RFA-arb
Total - - $4,600,000 $4,600,000 $4,600,000
Signed: July 26, 2014
Team: Toronto Maple Leafs
GM: -
Exp. Status: UFA
Cap %: 3.33

Standard Contract (RFA)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2011-12 23 $1,800,000 $1,800,000 - $500,000 $1,700,000 $2,200,000 $2,200,000 RFA
2012-13 24 $1,800,000 $1,800,000 - - $1,600,000 $1,600,000 $1,600,000 RFA-arb
2013-14 25 $1,800,000 $1,800,000 - - $1,600,000 $1,600,000 $1,600,000 RFA-arb
Total - $500,000 $4,900,000 $5,400,000 $5,400,000
Signed: June 9, 2011
Team: Toronto Maple Leafs
GM: -
Exp. Status: RFA-arb
Cap %: 2.8

Entry Level Contract

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2008-09 20 $546,667 $596,667 $25,000 $55,000 $475,000 $530,000 $62,500 ELC
2009-10 21 $546,667 $596,667 $25,000 $55,000 $500,000 $555,000 $62,500 ELC
2010-11 22 $546,667 $596,667 $100,000 $55,000 $500,000 $555,000 $62,500 ELC
Total $150,000 $165,000 $1,475,000 $1,640,000 $187,500
Signed: Mar 19, 2008
Team: Toronto Maple Leafs
GM: -
Exp. Status: RFA

*Age is as of September 15