The Toronto Maple Leafs suprised everyone with their trade for goaltender Jonathan Bernier from the Los Angeles Kings during the offseason. They sent forward Matt Frattin, a third line type player, backup goalie Ben Scrivens and a conditional second round pick for Bernier.  Their starter James Reimer had a very good year with a 19-8-5 record, a 2.46 goals against average, a .924 save percentage and 4 shutouts.  Reimer helped Toronto to make the playoffs, and he played pretty well in the playoffs until game seven against Boston.  With the Maple Leafs up 4-1 late in the third period, Reimer had a classic meltdown allowing 3 goals, and then giving up the winning goal in overtime to Patrice Bergeron.  Despite that his playoff numbers were not that bad with a 2.88 goals against average and a .923 save percentage.  But it appears that the way they lost in game seven has made Toronto questioning their number one goalie.  There were lots of rumors that they were trying to get Roberto Luongo from Vancouver.  Bernier was the backup to Jonathan Quick and he only played in 14 games last season, but he was 9-3-1 with a sparkling 1.88 goals against average, a .922 save percentage and one shutout. Both Reimer and Bernier are only 25 years old, and neither has a lot of NHL experience, with Reimer playing in 104 games and Bernier in 62 games. Their career save percentages are pretty similar with Reimer at .915 and Bernier at .912.  At their ages they can both get better.  Toronto General Manager Dave Nonnis has indicated that the starting job is open for competition, and that "when you win your in". Neither player has played a big work load yet in the NHL. The most games that Reimer has played in the NHL in one season is 37 games, while Bernier's is 25 games with the Kings in the 2010-2011 season.  There are size issues, as Bernier is 5'11 and 185 pounds. while Reimer is 6'2" and 208 pounds. Bernier is the more solid fundamental player, as he positions himself well, squares up against the shooter, and plays the puck well.  He plays a hybrid style, and as he has said "he tries to stay on his feet as long as he can", while Reimer is more of a butterfly goalie.  There are questions about Bernier's glove hand while Reimer tends to give up too many rebounds. There are, also, financial considerations as Reimer is a restricted free agent this year, while Bernier has another year left on his contract. Reimer is earning $1.8 million, while Bernier is making $2.9 million.  This is going to be a tough competition for the number one spot.  At this point neither one should be drafted until late because it is unclear who will be the starter.  Watch closely what happens in training camp.  My gut feeling is that Toronto would not have made this trade if they did not want to give Bernier a shot.  They will likely platoon until one of them demonstrates superiority.  I would bet on Bernier. Stick Saves: The St. Louis Blues have a logjam in goal with Jaroslav Halak, Brian Elliott and Jake Allen.  After a sensational year 2 years ago, the Blues goaltenders fell into mediocrity last year.  Allen's save percentage was only .905, Elliott's was only .907, and the injured Halak was only .899, although in only 14 games.  Coach Ken Hitchcock could not have been happy with this performance.  Halak was hurt most of last year, so he needs to stay healthy.  Like with Toronto there is likely to be a lot of platooning in goal, so don't draft any of these guys until late.