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Reimer (groin) says he could start Sunday if he is called upon.

The belief is that the Maple Leafs planned to start Reimer tonight and Jonathan Bernier tomorrow vs. his former team, but after Reimer tweaked his groin in practice on Thursday, it will be Bernier tonight and could be Reimer tomorrow. There will be no morning skate tomorrow, so the Leafs starter will not be revealed until warmups at 4:30 PM ET.

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Reimer left practice on Friday with a sore groin.

Reimer appeared to be in-line to make a second straight start on Saturday vs. the Red Wings, but he tweaked his groin in practice this morning. Coach Carlyle hopes the goalies can split the back-to-back, but it will all depend on Reimer’s health. Monitor his status during Saturday’s morning skate.

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James Reimer to start for the Maple Leafs

Reimer allowed six goals on 25 shots in relief in the Maple Leafs 9-2 loss to the Predators on November 18th. Jonathan Bernier has started the last nine games, but Reimer will snap that streak tonight in Detroit. He allowed four goals on 35 shots in a 4-1 loss to the Red Wings the last time he faced them.

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Giroux (lower-body) will play tonight.

Giroux was originally ruled out for the next two games, but called GM Ron Hextall before the game tonight and said he felt “fine”. The Flyers got Giroux to the arena and he will be in the lineup tonight on a line with Brayden Schenn and Jakub Voracek. Giroux has 21 points (5G / 16A) in 16 games this season.

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Giroux (lower-body) will take part in warmups tonight, despite not skating this morning.

Giroux reportedly walked into the arena with a walking boot. This comes a day after the Flyers said that Giroux was “fine” and then announced that he would miss the next two games. So Giroux will take part in warmups and should be considered a game-time decision.

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Reimer leads the Maple Leafs onto the ice for warmups.

Reimer stopped 30 of 33 shots in the Maple Leafs 3-2 loss to the Coyotes on Tuesday. With Jonathan Bernier starting last night, it will be Reimer on Sunday against a Senators team who he is 9-2-1 against in his career. Reimer should be a great Sunday start given his history of success vs. Ottawa.

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Reimer is expected to start on Sunday.

Reimer stopped 30 of 33 shots in the Maple Leafs 3-2 loss to the Coyotes on Tuesday. With Jonathan Bernier starting vs. the Rangers on Saturday, it seems nearly certain that it will be Reimer on Sunday against a Senators team who he is 9-2-1 against in his career.

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Reimer leads the Leafs onto the ice for warmups.

Reimer stopped 45 of 47 shots in the Maple Leafs 3-2 win over the Blackhawks on Saturday. It was his first win since October 14th and he now sits at 3-1-0 with a 2.47 GAA and .929 SV% this season. He draws a good matchup vs. a struggling Arizona squad.

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Reimer leads the Leafs onto the ice for warmups.

Reimer stopped all eight shots that he faced after relieving Jonathan Bernier last Saturday. Tonight will be his first start since October 17 vs. the Red Wings. He has two wins with a 2.63 GAA and .914 SV% so far this year, but has a rough matchup vs. Chicago tonight.

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Reimer is expected to get the call on Wednesday for Toronto.

Reimer allowed four goals on 35 shots in a 4-1 loss to the Red Wings last Thursday. Toronto did not have their best effort on Friday and it resulted in Reimer's worst outing of the year. Tonight he is expected to get the call against a Senators team he has been really good against in his career (9-2-1 with a .944 SV%)

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Reimer makes his third consecutive start in goal on Friday.

Reimer stopped 22 of 24 shots for the 3-2 OT win over the Avalanche on Tuesday. Reimer has won back-to-back games while posting a 2.24 GAA and .920 SV% so he will start at home tonight in the first game of the home-and-home series with Detroit. He was 0-1-0 with a 4.63 GAA and .860 SV% in two outings vs. the Red Wings last year.

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