For all his good karma, James Reimer won't be handed a job by Leafs

James Reimer has to know that his feel-good story of the week for the Maple Leafs won’t necessarily have a satisfying ending.

For all the great memories his re-appearance in the Toronto crease created, he’ll have to make new ones on a far better team than the one he was traded from in 2016.

Right now, his status is undefined, here on a professional tryout contract, with no guarantee he gets the back-up role to Anthony Stolarz, even if Joseph Woll’s unexplained absence from training camp for personal reasons stretches into weeks. The 37-year-old Reimer is an insurance policy if Dennis Hildeby isn’t deemed ready to be an NHL back-up (the gigantic Swede has played well so far) or if roster considerations dictate Hildeby starts with the Marlies. It could be he’s in the same limbo as Matt Mur