James Reimer signed a one-year contract with the Ottawa Senators on Monday. The one-way deal is for the remainder of this season and has an average annual value of $850,000.
The 37-year-old goalie played for the Buffalo Sabres and Anaheim Ducks last season. Reimer went 10-8-2 with a 2.90 goals-against average and .901 save percentage in 22 games (19 starts) with Buffalo, and 0-2-0 with a 4.50 GAA and .864 save percentage in two starts with Anaheim.
Reimer played for Belleville of the American Hockey League on Sunday and allowed six goals on 28 shots in a 6-5 loss to Rochester. Reimer signed a professional tryout agreement with Ottawa’s AHL affiliate on Friday.
The Senators (20-19-5) are without No. 1 goalie Linus Ullmark, who took a personal leave of absence on Dec. 28. They host the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday (7 p.m. ET; RDS2, SNP, TSN5).
A fourth-round pick (No. 99) by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2006 NHL Draft, Reimer is 225-187-65 with a 2.89 GAA, .910 save percentage and 31 shutouts in 525 games (479 starts) with the Maple Leafs, San Jose Sharks, Florida Panthers, Carolina Hurricanes, Detroit Red Wings, Ducks and Sabres. He is 5-5 with a 2.70 GAA and .925 save percentage in 11 Stanley Cup Playoff games (10 starts).
