James Reimer is eager to rebound between the pipes for Toronto once the lockout is over. "You just get tougher," he said referring to 2011-12's disappointment. "I don't know if there's one thing I can pick out to improve on, but overall it's maybe your perseverance and your endurance. When you're not playing as well as you'd like to play, in a market that demands it, it's tough on you, it's tough on your character and it challenges you. I think I grew as a person and that will only help me going forward." Reimer struggled with injury and consistency last year, but GM Brian Burke has continued to stand behind him despite rumors of the team seeking a netminder via the trade market. "It's funny, obviously there have been a few rumors going around but most of it is far from the truth," said Reimer. "Especially when I was (visiting) Vancouver, it kind of blew up. At the end of the day, you can't control it, so why worry about it."