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Last year was the convincing. One terrible season on a terrible team does not a bad goalie make. He didn't go from really good to terrible overnight.
6 is pretty damn high IMO.
I'd offer him another deal this summer at 4 mill x 2 years and see if he bites, but he probably doesn't.
Right. Clearly you were not there when we had Garon, Deslauriers, Dubnyk, Khabibulin, Gerber, Danis, Scrivens, Bryzgalov, LaBarbera, Fasth, Backman, Gustavsson maning the net.
Talbot is our first legitimate starter since Roloson. So get out with this crap. We are ***king lucky to even have Talbot in the first place.
Good luck with that. No assets, no future goalies in the pipeline...
If Talbot doesn't pan out we're screwed.
Oh I'm sure they'll be in the NHL long before they're good and ready to be.It's cool that you've already declared Wells and Skinner busts.
I don't think he would either. I believe the Flames are shopping for a new #1 goalie and would surely have some interest in Talbot? 6 Mil is pretty high but if Carey Price is worth 10M a year then Talbot's agent will argue that 6M isn't out of line?
Oh I'm sure they'll be in the NHL long before they're good and ready to be.
I wouldn't know. We haven't properly developed one in a few decades.Who was the last goalie that we rushed?
That depends on what next season looks like for him.
I wouldn't know. We haven't properly developed one in a few decades.
Given the ****show that our AHL team is and how LB is just as bad as when we sent him back I wouldn't get my hopes up.
I think you could get him for 3 x 5 mill this summer, whereas if you had to sign him last summer he'd probably have asked for 7.5 mill. That said that's pretty risky for a guy who's played bad this year.
Dubnyk, that's about it. And of course he never panned out with us.I think you can argue the Oilers have never truly 'developed' a goalie. Really depends on the definiton of develp.
Grant Fuhr started the majority of games for the Oilers in his draft season. Andy Moog played some his draft season and was with the team the majority of the following season onwards.
Ranford was a trade, Salo was a trade, Roloson was a trade, Talbot was a trade, etc...
Who else have the Oilers drafted that turned into a solid number one?
I think you can argue the Oilers have never truly 'developed' a goalie. Really depends on the definiton of devel0p.
Grant Fuhr started the majority of games for the Oilers in his draft season. Andy Moog played some his draft season and was with the team the majority of the following season onwards.
Ranford was a trade, Joseph was a trade, Salo was a trade, Roloson was a trade, Talbot was a trade, etc...
Who else have the Oilers drafted that turned into a solid number one?
But do you let it go that long before deciding on an extension or do you compete in the UFA market?
The Flames are paying Smith $6M this year and $5M in his final contract year next season. I am just speculating but I could see the Flames jumping in with a UFA offer for Talbot in a year's time. The Flames are in tough shape right now but I believe that they have a superior D to the Oilers so the argument might be that Talbot would look good in the flaming C with some better D-men.
Of course, other teams would have interest as well depending on next season but once a guy goes into UFA status then you are really playing a higher risk game of having no #1 like the situation we had in the past decade. Like I said, tough call no matter who the GM is.
I'd offer him 3 years t $4.5 million. That way if he sucks we can afford to add another goalie.
I'd offer him 3 years t $4.5 million. That way if he sucks we can afford to add another goalie.
But he could, I'm sure.The only guy I can think of is Mac-D but of course he doesn't play goal.
So if you are Chia, do you sign Talbot to a 5-6 year deal at let's say $6M a year? It's a pretty tough call.
This is more an indication of how utterly bad those goalies were than how good Talbot is.
Dubnyk, that's about it. And of course he never panned out with us.
Fuhr was the last goalie the Oilers drafted and actually became a #1 with the team. Just another blemish on the Oilers horrible drafting record.