The Edmonton Oilers acquired Cam Talbot last summer with the idea of keeping him in their net long term. They completed that goal on Sunday, announcing a three-year extension for their starting goaltender.
Darren Dreger of TSN reported that the deal is worth $12.5 million overall.
Talbot, 28, is in his first season with Edmonton. Acquired from New York via trade after a spirited two-season run as Henrik Luquvist's backup, Talbot is off to an up-and-down start. He's posted a 8-13-3 record with a 2.58 goals against average, which ranks him 29th among qualifying netminders. Those struggles ultimately cost him the full-time starting gig, as Anders Nilsson has received 22 starts so far this season.
"Sometimes it's almost like you try harder and you are almost just putting yourself in worse positions," Talbot said in December, per Kevin Woodley of NHL.com. "Every time things start going not your way you want to try to do more to force it, but that's not the way it works in goaltending. You can't just try harder."
It's worth noting that things have gone better for Talbot over the last two months. After ...
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