Dreger: Talbot may be willing to accept a trade to anywhere

[Tryamkin]

Interesting that Pete and the Oilers would handle it this way. Does Talbot even commend any value at this point? Fresh start?

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[Mr Tadakichi]

Watch Chia trade him to a team where he ends up doing well again and makes himself look foolish.

 

[oXo Cube]

You don't say?

 

[Hattrick Kane]

He’s been pretty bad, how much value does he actually have?

 

[jvcjdudu jcycyxjene]

Varly + for Talbot lol

 

[FlameChampion]

Interesting that Pete and the Oilers would handle it this way. Does Talbot even commend any value at this point? Fresh start?

Honestly Talbot has been awful this year. Hes cost himself a lot of money. I know its fun to bash the Oilers, the management is awful, but Talbots a big part of the reason this team has been bad the last two seasons.

I cant imagine he has much trade value, if any. Some team will take a chance on him in the offseason, but like I said, hes cost himself a lot of money.

 

[super6646]

Mike smith and a 2020 5th rounder.

 

[Church Hill]

Who would even take him?

 

[Taylorst]

Im not sure this is breaking news. Everyone around the league knows talbot is a trade deadline move to help free up cap space.

The question is what team will he end up with that can afford to take his salary?

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

Varlamov for Talbot cause why the f*** not?

 

[Menzinger]

Would presume the same can be said of any Oilers player

 

[notsocommonsense]

Interesting that Pete and the Oilers would handle it this way. Does Talbot even commend any value at this point? Fresh start?

This isn’t news. . . Anyone in Edmonton would be willing to accept a trade to anywhere

 

[CupofOil]

Well, who doesn't want a $4M+ goalie with a sub .900 save pct.? The Oilers have mastered the art of selling an asset at bare minimum value.
The thing is, I bet that Talbot would flourish behind a more structured system. I think Carolina would be a great fit. Trust me, Talbot was not the main problem in Edmonton.

 

[780il]

This isn’t news. . . Anyone in Edmonton would be willing to accept a trade to anywhere

Problem is no one except for AHL teams would trade for them.

 

[Phaneufasaurus Rex]

A backup would have to come back regardless in any sort of trade. Hopefully one with a low cap hit and term.

I have a feeling if there was a trade like this available, it would have been made before the extension for Talbot’s sake.
And Talbot is just supposed to continue to sit on the bench knowing he could be out the door any day?

Also I bet there’s a no trade....

 

[notsocommonsense]

Problem is no one except for AHL teams would trade for them.

This is true. . I genuinely feel for Edmonton fans, tho not the pitiful organization

To say the Oil fans deserve better would be a colossal understatement

 

[serp]

Problem is no one except for AHL teams would trade for them.

There have been some struggling expensive goalies teams would trade for Talbot , some with even worse contracts. Like say a yummy Corey Schneider and his 6 Million per year contract for 3 more season after this one.

 

[Del Preston]

Talbot will bounce back once he gets away from this organization and the inept goalie coach. A contending team should trade for him as insurance for the playoffs.

 

[DudeWhereIsMakar]

Cam Talbot to the Leafs for Michael Hutchinson. Good enough to be an NHL back-up.

 

[Garbage Goal]

I wouldn't be surprised if he went on to do well somewhere else. Guy posted pretty excellent stats up to his second season in Edmonton. Aside from it being Edmonton and a really bad team regardless of who is in net, the most a guy played in a season before Edmonton was 56 games. Then Edmonton played him 73 and 67 games his first two seasons, now he's in the third. Posted pretty excellent stats the first season, declined to bad the second, posting awful stats the third.

Considering 73 and 67 games are crazy workloads goalies shouldn't be asked to do generally, and generally aren't asked to do for that reason, and he went from great to awful in two seasons I think he may just be tired, mentally shaken, and playing behind a bad team. Of course, he's a goalie so I could be wrong. Just saying it seems like a reasonably likely scenario.

 

[Flukeshot]

Flyers haven't played a new goalie in awhile. Send him with a small plus for an injured Elliott.

 

[DFF]

Mike smith and a 2020 5th rounder.

Come on man...it's Chia...should start asking for the moon and see what he offers....may even let us swap 1st for picking up Talbot if we give him a top 4 D like Stone.

 

[RandallRitchey]

Allen for Talbot???

 

[ponder719]

Flyers haven't played a new goalie in awhile. Send him with a small plus for an injured Elliott.

Dammit, that's way nicer to them than I was going to be.

I was about to offer Weise and Neuvirth for Talbot.

 

[Flukeshot]

Dammit, that's way nicer to them than I was going to be.

I was about to offer Weise and Neuvirth for Talbot.

They need no money back going into next year. Weise I would guess is a no go.