Toronto Maple Leafs: Quarter Season Player Grades

Nov 14, 2015; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Maple Leafs goalie James Reimer (34) makes a save against the Vancouver Canucks at Air Canada Centre. The Maple Leafs won 4-2. Mandatory Credit: Tom Szczerbowski-USA TODAY Sports

James Reimer – A+

Reimer’s recent play has astonished to say the least. In the month of November he has taken complete control of the starting goaltender’s job – thanks in part to Jonathan Bernier’s poor play and injury troubles. Sporting a 7-3-4 record, is responsible for all the teams 7 wins and 18 of their 19 overall points in the standings.

With a .934Sv% (4th in the NHL) and a 2.07GAA (7th in the NHL) he has been on absolute fire. In his last 10 games (I’m excluding last nights game against Boston) he has faced 342 shots and made 326 saves, good for a .953Sv%, in 8 of those 10 games he saw higher than 30 shots, and in 2 he saw more than 40.

He has been the Leafs best player by a mile during most of that stretch and is very deserving of his grade so far.

The real test will be if he can keep this level of borderline elite play going.

Next: Jonathan Bernier