Confirmed with Link: Cam Talbot Signed To 3-Year Extension (AAV: $4.17M, Limited NMC)

[Floyd McJiveson]

Starting goalie? This is not a good move. I'd love if he proved me wrong.

 

[Soli]

 

[SK13]

It's an exceptionally bad contract. Probably the worst value contract the Oilers have signed since Andrew Ference.

Now all that's left to do is hope that Cam Talbot is for real. Predictability and consistency are very hard to find with goaltenders.

 

[dem]

Jesus you guys are cheap.

Under 4.5m is more than reasonable for your starting goalie. But then again, what should I expect.. This club hasn't had a starting goalie since Roloson... 10 years ago.

And we don't know if this club has one now.

It wasn't that long ago than Nilsson was king around here.

 

[Wheathead]

Starting goalie? This is not a good move. I'd love if he proved me wrong.

We have 8 regulation wins. Talbot and Nilsson have played a big part in a lot of our wins.

 

[Paralyzer008]

Ah that extra 650K....that's a little rich for Talbot.

Was hoping he wouldn't hop 3.5, ended up hopping 4.

Only 85 GP of NHL experience too to go off from.

Shouldn't be too bad as long as the backup, whether it's Nilsson or Brossoit, is 1M or under.

 

[KlimasLoveChild]

Reasonable for a UFA goalie. Hopefully he keeps up the good play.

 

[SK13]

We have 8 regulation wins. Talbot and Nilsson have played a big part in a lot of our wins.

The problem is they've both played a part in some of our losses as well.

Our team SV% is .907. That's 23rd in the league. Not great. Easily masked by the fact that both men had extended stretches of good hockey.

 

[Mcwinner]

Love this Deal!!

Talbot has been playing lights out after a rocky start, which most new players do after starting with a new team. He has kept us in most games this year with a below average defence playing in front of him. This Means we should have our goaltenders for around 5.35 million a year. Not bad.

 

[Spawn]

It's an exceptionally bad contract. Probably the worst value contract the Oilers have signed since Andrew Ference.

Now all that's left to do is hope that Cam Talbot is for real. Predictability and consistency are very hard to find with goaltenders.

I donno if I'd go with exceptionally bad. They really did seem to pony up on the nmc/ntc though. But the Jones contract for example isn't really a comparable. Rfa vs ufa.

 

[MPStoEberletoHall*]

It's an exceptionally bad contract. Probably the worst value contract the Oilers have signed since Andrew Ference.

Now all that's left to do is hope that Cam Talbot is for real. Predictability and consistency are very hard to find with goaltenders.

Definitely a risk. I'm ok with risks though, considering we haven't had a solid goalie in forever

 

[Aequitas]

If he keeps his play up its a steal for what we spent getting him and the contract. Obviously that's a big if though.

 

[Floyd McJiveson]

We have 8 regulation wins. Talbot and Nilsson have played a big part in a lot of our wins.

I'm so impressed with the 8 regulation wins

 

[SK13]

I donno if I'd go with exceptionally bad. They really did seem to pony up on the nmc/ntc though. But the Jones contract for example isn't really a comparable. Rfa vs ufa.

Bad term, like 75% higher AAV than I thought was reasonable, no-trade.

Don't care about the UFA years thing with goaltenders. They grow on trees and have, at best, 3-4 potential places to play. They don't have the leverage a forward or D has.

 

[duul]

4.17 is a great AAV for us going forward. His save % behind the worst D in the NHL says enough. This guy has been lights out the past month and was outstanding all last year. He could be a top 10 goalie in the NHL.

 

[Mc5RingsAndABeer]

It's an exceptionally bad contract. Probably the worst value contract the Oilers have signed since Andrew Ference.

Now all that's left to do is hope that Cam Talbot is for real. Predictability and consistency are very hard to find with goaltenders.

It's not exceptionally bad. It's just much closer to what he would have gotten in UFA. That means he's overpaid by a little given the risk but he's got all the leverage. It still has the possibility of being a bargain if he becomes a perennial starter - and he does have that potential.

 

[SK13]

4.17 is a great AAV for us going forward. His save % behind the worst D in the NHL says enough. This guy has been lights out the past month and was outstanding all last year. He could be a top 10 goalie in the NHL.

Not sure a correlation exists between bad defenses and low save percentages.

Teams that allow the fewest shots tend to have goaltenders with the lower save percentages because they're not facing enough low percentage shots.

 

[nabob]

I donno if I'd go with exceptionally bad. They really did seem to pony up on the nmc/ntc though. But the Jones contract for example isn't really a comparable. Rfa vs ufa.

Would have liked to keep it under 4M, but He has been amazing lately after a rough start. Hoping to see him get 60 games for the next few years as they break in LB.

 

[nabob]

Not sure a correlation exists between bad defenses and low save percentages.

Teams that allow the fewest shots tend to have goaltenders with the lower save percentages because they're not facing enough low percentage shots.

Bad defenses give up more high quality shots.

 

[Spawn]

Bad term, like 75% higher AAV than I thought was reasonable, no-trade.

Don't care about the UFA years thing with goaltenders. They grow on trees and have, at best, 3-4 potential places to play. They don't have the leverage a forward or D has.

What's wrong with the term?

 

[McDNicks17]

Awesome news!

He's been a beast.

 

[Husker Du]

The problem is they've both played a part in some of our losses as well.

Our team SV% is .907. That's 23rd in the league. Not great. Easily masked by the fact that both men had extended stretches of good hockey.

Is this a bad thing?

 

[T-Funk]

About 3 thousand dollars more than I would have like but it's ok.

 

[Slatsmsg]

4.17 is a great AAV for us going forward. His save % behind the worst D in the NHL says enough. This guy has been lights out the past month and was outstanding all last year. He could be a top 10 goalie in the NHL.

100% agree...this will feel like a value once we have a competent defence in front of him.

 

[nabob]

Is this a bad thing?

In the same way that people seem to think PP points are a bad thing.

Apparently goalies stealing games is a bad thing.