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

[Cup or Bust]

I still think Talbot can be a good goalie for a team. As bad as his overall numbers have been, he has played some good games this season.

 

[Flukeshot]

I still think Talbot can be a good goalie for a team. As bad as his overall numbers have been, he has played some good games this season.

I kinda agree. I need to see him play somewhere else that is less of a gong show. Maybe he is just mentally beat.

 

[Harry Kakalovich]

Interesting reclamation project. His cap hit is high though, right?

 

[noice]

Please be Vegas will take Pirri & whoever for salary cap reasons LOL

 

[Grand Admiral Thrawn]

If I were a goalie in Edmonton I would want to get out of there asap as well.

 

[Five Alarm Fire]

Someone needs to get him and Dubnyk in a room together, just to talk it out. He could still salvage his career, just not in Edmonton

 

[justafan22]

What teams need a starter next year?

Carolina, Chicago, Detroit, New Jersey, Vancouver don't have rock solid #1 options next season.

 

[cupcrazyman]

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

When did Chia make himself look foolish ?

 

[guzzy]

Why wouldn't he? Who wants to be part of a decade long tire fire. It's becoming comical, almost like a bad movie. But Lowe and MacT still know a thing or two about winning.

 

[Mister Ed]

Interesting reclamation project. His cap hit is high though, right?

4.166M and then he is a UFA July 1st.

 

[justafan22]

4.166M and then he is a UFA July 1st.

They'd retain 50% if a team offers a 3rd

 

[Filthy Dangles]

 

[Helistin]

In which city is anywhere located?

 

[Smitty426]

What teams need a starter next year?

Carolina, Chicago, Detroit, New Jersey, Vancouver don't have rock solid #1 options next season.

Not that I disagree, but moving him to Jersey would be doing what Chia did to him with Schneider and Kinkaid as well!
I'd still like to take him on for assets, so Chia had some money to but a new shiny toy or two at the deadline. Would take other expiring contracts too, make the cap work for ya Ray!

 

[Deadpool8812]

They'd retain 50% if a team offers a 3rd

They can't retain. They need cap space right now

 

[justafan22]

They can't retain. They need cap space right now

You're not getting anything of value for talbot at full price

 

[Deadpool8812]

You're not getting anything of value for talbot at full price

He's a UFA this summer.

 

[ManofSteel55]

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

Depends on what you mean by value. There are 31 NHL teams, and not 31 starting caliber goalies, so it might be possible that the Oilers find a team willing to take a chance on him for the remainder of the year in hope that he shakes off the Oilers funk, looks good for their team, and could be a decent goalie for them going forward. We aren't getting anything of quality back for him though.

 

[ManofSteel55]

Allen for Talbot???

Why would Edmonton do that? We just re-signed our guy moving into the future and we don't need a guy making Allen money as our backup. Would rather lose Talbot for free as a UFA this summer.

 

[Double Dion]

I'd be interested in Talbot to split duties with Rittich next year. I think he can rebound with a competent defense in front of him. Price needs to be under 2 million.

 

[ThePhoenixx]

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.

This post can't be reiterated enough.

 

[justafan22]

He's a UFA this summer.

not too many teams have 4.1 in cap space for a backup goalie

 

[Bazeek]

Talbot for Stalock? Gives the Oilers about $3.5m in cap space.

Identical SV%'s this year, though Stalock's xSV% is probably a lot lower. He's a serviceable backup if the Oilers are rolling with Koskinen. Obviously it'd be purely for the cap room; if Edmonton is trying to flip Talbot for a pick or a forward or something it makes no sense.

 

[ElysiumAB]

Any team should take him to be their #1.

Only stipulation is that he has twins again.

 

[Elysian]

Khudobin for Talbot straight up