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Rangers Sign James Reimer to One-Year Contract

The 38-year-old veteran gives New York an experienced short-term option to ease Dylan Garand’s heavy workload with Joonas Korpisalo still weeks from returning.

Mar 23, 2026; New York, New York, USA; Ottawa Senators goaltender James Reimer (47) at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images
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Overview

  • The Rangers signed James Reimer to a one-year, $850,000 NHL deal on Sunday after releasing him from an AHL professional tryout.
  • Reimer earned the call after a 35-save shutout for the Hartford Wolf Pack on Friday, becoming the oldest AHL goalie to record a shutout since 2008.
  • The club reassigned goaltender Spencer Martin and defenseman Matthew Robertson to Hartford to make roster room for Reimer.
  • Reimer is expected to step into the NHL rotation immediately to give rookie starter Dylan Garand rest and stabilize the crease for the short term.
  • A 16-year NHL veteran, Reimer joins his ninth NHL club and illustrates how teams use AHL tryouts and veteran-minimum deals to plug urgent goaltending gaps while injured players recover.