February 27, 2013

Maple Leafs goaltender James Reimer played backup to Ben Scrivens on Wednesday night at the ACC after missing seven games due to injury. (QMI Agency/Files)

TORONTO - James Reimer was elevated to the end of the Maple Leafs bench Wednesday night at the Air Canada Centre, but for how much longer?

After missing seven games since suffering a mild knee strain in a

Feb. 11 win over the Flyers, Reimer had progressed enough in practice to back up Ben Scrivens for the Leafs’ third meeting of the season with their Original Six rival Montreal Canadiens.

As to when Reimer will get his next starting assignment, there are a couple schools of thought.