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Cam Talbot Signs With Calgary Flames

July 1, 2019 at 12:53 pm CDT | by Zach Leach 2 Comments

As has been rumored for some time, the Calgary Flames have pegged former rival goaltender Cam Talbot as the newest addition to their goalie tandem. The team has announced a one-year deal worth $2.75MM for the former starter, who should compete for the same role in Calgary. With Mike Smith headed to the Edmonton Oilers, it only seems fitting that Talbot land with the Flames to share the net with David Rittich. 

Talbot, 31, isn’t necessarily coming in to steal the starting role for the Flames, but GM Brad Treliving has tried to have competition in the net for the last several years. Rittich will almost surely get the first crack at the job, though given he only has 58 NHL starts under his belt the team needed to bring in a little more experience just in case. Talbot will be that experience but he too has something to prove coming off a dreadful season with the Oilers and Philadelphia Flyers. In 35 appearances he recorded a .892 save percentage, easily the worst number of his career.

Even if Rittich is the starter heading into the season, the Flames would obviously love to see Talbot rediscover his game and become the goaltender that finished fourth in Vezina Trophy voting in 2017. That season he went 42-22-8 for the Oilers and posted a .919 save percentage, starting an incredible 73 games. With a reduced load and better defensive unit, perhaps he can get back to that level again and help the Flames as contenders in the West.

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  1. 66TheNumberOfTheBest

    6 years ago

    So, the Flames ONLY good player in the playoffs was Mike Smith. So, they let him go to the Oilers while signing the guy who couldn’t even be the backup in EDM or PHI?

    K.

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  2. fightcitymayor

    6 years ago

    Smith let in 17 goals in Calgary’s 4 playoff losses. And his save% was under .900 during the regular season. And he’s 37 years old. A one-year-deal is low-risk high-reward to see if Talbot can get back to 2017 Cam Talbot since he won’t be forced to backstop one of the worst defenses in the league anymore.

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