{"id":397823,"date":"2026-01-09T07:08:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T07:08:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/397823\/"},"modified":"2026-01-09T07:08:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T07:08:08","slug":"ottawa-senators-sign-veteran-g-james-reimer-to-ahl-pto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/397823\/","title":{"rendered":"Ottawa Senators sign veteran G James Reimer to AHL PTO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/team-page\/ottawa-senators\/9\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/team-page\/ottawa-senators\/9\" target=\"_blank\">Ottawa Senators<\/a> have signed goaltender <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/player\/james-reimer\/8473503\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/player\/james-reimer\/8473503\" target=\"_blank\">James Reimer<\/a> to an AHL professional tryout contract, according to TSN Hockey Insider Darren Dreger.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Senators?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@Senators<\/a> have signed veteran goalie James Reimer to an AHL PTO.  Expect Reimer to report to Ottawa in a few days with an NHL contract. Ultimately, the hope is Reimer will provide good backup to Linus Ullmark when he returns from Personal <br \/>Leave.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Darren Dreger (@DarrenDreger) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DarrenDreger\/status\/2009472307979596281?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">January 9, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The expectation is that Reimer will report to Ottawa in the next few days with an NHL contract.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">According to Dreger, the hope is that Reimer will provide good backup for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/player\/linus-ullmark\/8476999\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/player\/linus-ullmark\/8476999\" target=\"_blank\">Linus Ullmark<\/a> when he returns to the team from personal leave.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Reimer played in 24 NHL games last season split between the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/team-page\/anaheim-ducks\/24\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/team-page\/anaheim-ducks\/24\" target=\"_blank\">Anaheim Ducks<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/team-page\/buffalo-sabres\/7\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/team-page\/buffalo-sabres\/7\" target=\"_blank\">Buffalo Sabres<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">He posted a 10-10-2 record with a 3.04 goals-against average and a .896 save percentage combined in two games with the Ducks and 22 with the Sabres.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The 525 game NHL veteran has also appeared for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/team-page\/detroit-red-wings\/17\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/team-page\/detroit-red-wings\/17\" target=\"_blank\">Detroit Red Wings<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/team-page\/san-jose-sharks\/28\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/team-page\/san-jose-sharks\/28\" target=\"_blank\">San Jose Sharks<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/team-page\/carolina-hurricanes\/12\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/team-page\/carolina-hurricanes\/12\" target=\"_blank\">Carolina Hurricanes<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/team-page\/florida-panthers\/13\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/team-page\/florida-panthers\/13\" target=\"_blank\">Florida Panthers<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/team-page\/toronto-maple-leafs\/10\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/team-page\/toronto-maple-leafs\/10\" target=\"_blank\">Toronto Maple Leafs<\/a>, who drafted him with the 99th overall pick in the fourth round of the 2006 NHL Draft.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The 37-year-old has a 2.83 career GAA and has 225 wins in the NHL.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Reimer signed a PTO with the Leafs ahead of the 2025-26 season, but was released by the team in October.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Ullmark took a leave of absence from the Senators due to personal reasons on Dec. 28 and was moved to a non-roster spot in order to make room on the 23-man roster for forward <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/player\/lars-eller\/8474189\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/player\/lars-eller\/8474189\" target=\"_blank\">Lars Eller<\/a> on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Ottawa Senators have signed goaltender James Reimer to an AHL professional tryout contract, according to TSN 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