In a recent update on Daily Faceoff Live, David Pagnotta of The Fourth Period reported that Detroit Red Wings netminder Cam Talbot could become the most viable goaltending trade candidate by the deadline. Any trade for Talbot would depend on Detroit falling out of playoff contention by the trade deadline and the interested teams not having internal improvements in their goaltending situation.
Assuming the Florida Panthers and Carolina Hurricanes don’t peddle Sergei Bobrovsky or Frederik Andersen, respectively, Talbot could be considered one of the most movable netminders at the deadline should he be made available. He’s a pending unrestricted free agent on a more than affordable $2.5MM salary and has no trade protection to overcome.
Furthermore, he has been a consistent, albeit unimpressive, netminder for his entire career, which is more than most teams can count on each night. Even since the 2019-20 season, despite playing for five different teams, Talbot has compiled a 134-85-23 record in 254 games with a .909 SV% and 2.73 GAA.
He gets better the more he plays in the postseason, though it’s been five years since he spent any meaningful time in the Stanley Cup playoffs. This season, while sharing the crease with John Gibson, Talbot has earned a 6-2-0 record in nine games with a .892 SV% and 2.93 GAA.
Entertaining the idea that the Red Wings may make Talbot available for trade by the deadline, there are a few teams that should be interested. The Edmonton Oilers, Utah Mammoth, and even the Montreal Canadiens could all use some veteran depth in net. Still, there is plenty of time for each of the listed teams to improve their goaltending performance by March, rendering any reason to seek out Talbot via trade moot.
He’s not mentioned by name but AHL goaltender Sebastian Cossa is waiting in the…ummm…wings
GR goalies have been studs so far this year
Why would the Panthers peddle Bobrovsky? Incredibly ridiculous writing.
And no one is trading for Andersen. He can’t stay healthy.
Obviously, Freddie is sought by the Leafs, LOL!
Seriously, Brennan needs to explain why he would even mention Bobrovsky. It is so weird, like I would expect that from some clickbait website as a “You won’t believe…” type article.
At what point in the post was is speculated that the Panthers would be trading Bob?
Quite literally says assuming they DONT move those guys I swear some of these people are cretins with nothing better to do than rub their hard nips while tryna play gotcha on lesser known sports blogs and their writers. Read the whole sentence before tripping cause ur fav player was mentioned typa thing what’s new.
Jesus Christ. Bobrovsky still has a salary higher than all but one other active goalie. He’s got a sixteen team no-trade list. There are only a handful of teams in the league that could fit his salary in anyway without serious retention, and not many teams that could WITH serious retention. And oh, by the bye, HE’S PLAYING LIKE CRAP.
Watching Talbot and Gibson so far this season, Talbot seems to be the more consistent making many game saving saves in critical situations. Way too many of those critical situations are created by allowing break ins one on none, two on one etc. Not to mention awful lapses in D zone coverages, leaving opponents in primo scoring positions completely uncovered. In those situations that seem to continue unabated, I’d rather see Talbot as the savior over Gibson.
So we’re just making up trade rumors now?
Don’t be Hockeybuzz.
“Nostalgia” returns to Detroit. It looks like the Redwings are the Redwings of past seasons. Snatching defeat out of the jaws of victory! How do they manage to blow a 4:1 lead half way through the game and go on to lose 5:4 in OT? Buffalo is 2nd or 3rd off the bottom of the NHL and made the Wings look silly.
Yet another lazy play on the power play yields the tying goal shorthanded!. Noticed several of this same lazy play in past few games resulting in goals against or high quality chances saved only by the goalie, usually Talbot. Maybe one of our blueline “superstars” needs to be sat for a while to regain the urgency required of NHL play.
Too much dump and chase without possession, passes that give away control or passes to no one in position. Feeling a bit sorry for McClellan having to deal with these people.
Oh just remembered the fumble 2 feet off Gibson’s right side by our superstar defense, simply another lazy play without any urgency that cost a goal against. Puck is within 3 feet of the goal line, with 2 opponents right there, and you cutely try to stick handle it out?
I dunno boys & girls, Gibson just doesn’t seem like he’s as sharp as Talbot with the poor D zone coverage notwithstanding. Goals against along with wins & losses would say ride Talbot as far and long as he can perform. Leave Gibson as a back up and pull Cossa up here and there. Maybe play him one period by agreement.
Columbus comes to Hockey Town today. Can the Wings manage to find the back of the net enough to gain 2 points? Every point is critical as the season moves along, there is no tomorrow unless they build the foundation today.
Don’t trade Talbot, he’s keeping the Wings in any games they have a chance of winning.