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People really need to cool their jets with Talbot's trade value expectations.
Scrivens had amazing stats in Quick's absence as a starter for the Kings last year. Fasth had good numbers in a significant number of games for the Ducks. Neither has worked out in Edmonton.
Point is, Talbot hasn't proven much more here than Scrivens at the time in LA. Oilers already got burned and despite Scrivens' numbers in LA, all he returned was I believe a 3rd round draft pick.
Talbot won't be the only guy potentially available in the summer. Hammond from Ottawa is slated to be UFA. They will also be moving either Anderson or more likely Lehner. Dubnyk is a UFA this summer. Lack is likely to be on the market in Vancouver. Check out Pickard's stats for Colorado this year. They don't need him long term with Varlamov there. Martin Jones is RFA in LA. There's Mrazek in Detroit. Tampa might throw Bishop on the market if he isn't great in the play-offs, with Vasilevsky in the fold already. Hell, our friend Scott Darling has great stats this year.
The goalie market is flooded. More goalies with potential than starting jobs at NHL level. I'm 99% sure most Talbot fans on this board will be disappointed with the return if he's traded.
Really? Those are some horrible examples.
Hammond is played a handful of games, and while he has played well, he is no way shape or form has locked up any type of starting goaltending role from that sample size. Lehner has yet to prove he can be a starting goalie and has had an off season. Dubnyk? I think his ship has sailed in Edm. Pickard why in gods earth would the Avs move him? He is 22 years old and has potential. Martin Jones? Another guy who has proved nothing. Mrazek..why exactly would would the Wings deal a good young backup goalie? Darling, again.. why would the Hawks trade a capable backup goalie? Bishop? Yea...he's not going anywhere.
And Scrivens was never a good goalie besides for when he played as a backup for 19 games one season with a stacked Kings defense.