Player Discussion Cam Talbot

[Cory Kennedy]

Who are you and why are you here?

My names cory and im here for views

 

[Digitalbooya]

Like a problem for Vegas? What a weird thread title on the Wild forum.

 

[Digitalbooya]

Outstanding goaltending today!

 

[Cory Kennedy]

Note: I think I misworded it to some people. I wasn't calling Cam Talbot a "Problem" as in hes a bad goaltender because that is obviously far from the truth especially after that 42 save shutout performance. I meant he's gonna be a problem for other teams in the playoffs.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

Pretty bad stretch run and then does this in game 1.

Funny game sometimes.

 

[Cory Kennedy]

Posted my Cam Talbot thread before this one and mine gets merged.

 

[Minnewildsota]

Posted my Cam Talbot thread before this one and mine gets merged.

Life isn’t fair

 

[Bazeek]

Conn Talbot.

 

[Wasted Talent]

The madman has 5 shutouts in 26 playoff games

 

[TaLoN]

Posted my Cam Talbot thread before this one and mine gets merged.

Look at the OP, this one has existed since February...

 

[A Bundy]

Awesome game. Think must be the best value for money GK in the league? Just love his calmness and positioning. Bet if MAC and him changed sides in this game, Fleury would still have a handfull "game changing saves" while the outcome would be very similar.

 

[Aurinko]

Talbot is fantastic and does what a good goalie should: steal games in the playoffs.

Goaltending looks fantastic and the team is "fast and exciting", but for me the thing I'm ecstatic about is the INSANE 5-man forecheck and defense. Even experienced players like Stone & Pietrangelo had bad giveaways when there was minimum time&space.

No offense to Wild goalies, but the way team is currently aggressively defending will make even a mediocre goalie look like a great one (and Talbot is not mediocre!).

 

[Embryo]

Hey Rangers fan here, been a NY Rangers fan since Minnesota North Stars had Jon Casey as their starting goaltender. I love this team and I am SOOOO HAPPY for my man CAM TALBOT!! He backed up Lundqvist on our 2 Stanley Cup runs (one we lost Game 7 ECF to Tampa in 2015) and he was amazing and I'm so proud and happy for him! I hope you guys go all the way!!

Cam Talbot was the best backup Henrik Lundqvist ever had, so happy for him, we loved him in NY and miss him.

 

[Jesus comma Brodin]

 

[Northerner]

I don't blame him at all for his bad performance last night. Well, a little I suppose. Have to stop that Leddy shot.

But he got screwed the way they did him after the season he had.

And I know some of you think he is a bum who lucked into the ASG, but I disagree. I think he performed admirably this season.

Bringing in MAF didn't make sense to me and it caused more trouble than it solved.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

I don't blame him at all for his bad performance last night. Well, a little I suppose. Have to stop that Leddy shot.

But he got screwed the way they did him after the season he had.

And I know some of you think he is a bum who lucked into the ASG, but I disagree. I think he performed admirably this season.

Bringing in MAF didn't make sense to me and it caused more trouble than it solved.

I just don’t hold any regard for all star selections, especially with what the current format is.

 

[16thOverallSaveUs]

saw that she was pretty upset on twitter. She even said something like "can't wait for our next adventure, wherever that may be"

 

[Saga of the Elk]

I don't blame him at all for his bad performance last night. Well, a little I suppose. Have to stop that Leddy shot.

But he got screwed the way they did him after the season he had.

And I know some of you think he is a bum who lucked into the ASG, but I disagree. I think he performed admirably this season.

Bringing in MAF didn't make sense to me and it caused more trouble than it solved.

Fleury is a Hall of Famer, and seems like a class guy. Has he made a big save since the one on Nik Lidstrom in 2009? Oh yeah, the one on Kaprizov in the playoffs last year. Point being, I like Guerin as a GM but I do think he's emotional. He remembered that save and figured Fleury might have a little of that magic.

Talbot also seems like a great guy and teammate but I would agree with his wife that it was a pretty unfair move for a veteran to lose his job, especially when the likely upside was negligible.

 

[Jesus comma Brodin]

saw that she was pretty upset on twitter. She even said something like "can't wait for our next adventure, wherever that may be"

I think he's good as gone, and I don't blame him.

 

[Ban Hammered]

I get her frustration, but that's not something to say publically. It's a business and right or wrong, management thought they needed a goalie upgrade. If it had worked, none of you are agreeing with Talbot's wife. It didn't work so now she's not wrong.
Odd way to look at it IMO.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

I get her frustration, but that's not something to say publically. It's a business and right or wrong, management thought they needed a goalie upgrade. If it had worked, none of you are agreeing with Talbot's wife. It didn't work so now she's not wrong.
Odd way to look at it IMO.

You can play the results, once the results are in. Doesn't mean you have to completely disregard the process, but we have new, complete information now.

I didn't mind the Fleury trade, because our goalies weren't playing well enough at the time. But after the trade, fact is that Talbot outperformed Fleury and it wasn't all that close. A lot of what Dean-o's message has been is 'players get what the earn', and this decision really flew in the face of that.

 

[Sad People]

His wife is probably expressing his thoughts and feelings because he would never do it publicly

I understand the MAF trade it just didnt pan out the way we and the team would have hoped

 

[Ban Hammered]

You can play the results, once the results are in. Doesn't mean you have to completely disregard the process, but we have new, complete information now.

I didn't mind the Fleury trade, because our goalies weren't playing well enough at the time. But after the trade, fact is that Talbot outperformed Fleury and it wasn't all that close. A lot of what Dean-o's message has been is 'players get what the earn', and this decision really flew in the face of that.

Maybe he did, but as I've said all along, I look at Talbot's numbers against the Blues and they are terrible. I understand the need to upgrade the position based on a matchup we have to get passed and he hasn't been good enough. I don't think starting Talbot from the jump changes anything in this series.

 

[57special]

Fleury is a Hall of Famer, and seems like a class guy. Has he made a big save since the one on Nik Lidstrom in 2009? Oh yeah, the one on Kaprizov in the playoffs last year. Point being, I like Guerin as a GM but I do think he's emotional. He remembered that save and figured Fleury might have a little of that magic.

Talbot also seems like a great guy and teammate but I would agree with his wife that it was a pretty unfair move for a veteran to lose his job, especially when the likely upside was negligible.

His trading for Fleury and re-signing Goligoski for another TWO years shows an unhealthy attachment to the past. His wife should probably stay off twitter, but I don't totally disagree with her.

 

[Sad People]

I don't think starting Talbot from the jump changes anything in this series.

Completely agree with this