Cam Talbot is now a part of the Edmonton Oilers, and most of Edmonton is hoping he could be the Goalie he was for the New York Rangers.
Talbot, 27, played in a total of 57 NHL games with a record of 33-15-5, with a save percentage of .931 and goals against of 2.00.
Out of his 33 wins, 19 of them came while filling in for the injured Henrik Lundqvist last season, the stint he had increased his value, and was a reason why the Rangers had to deal him.
So now the question remains, will he live up to the hype? Well, in a previous the “In Cam they Can” article, I stated “Here is the thing with Talbot, though, he is an awesome goalie, however, the season he had, he was in front of a team that knows how to play lockdown defense. There is no saying what will happen to him if he goes to a team that is not as strong a team.” …show more content…
However, there have been people saying Talbot is going to be the next Ben Bishop.
Bishop, 28, was drafted 85th overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft. Only playing 13 games with the Blues before he was traded to the Ottawa Senators before the 2012 deadline.
He came over to fill in for Craig Anderson while he recovered from a laceration in his hand. All the Senators gave up for him was a 2nd round draft pick in the 2013 draft.
When acquired from the Blues, Bishop had a 24-14-0 record with the Blues AHL affiliates. The 24 wins where tied for the AHL lead.
Playing with the Senators for a season and a half, he played in 23 games and had a record of 11-8-3.
Nonetheless, Bishop would be traded again, this time to the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Lightning were in need of a potential starting goalie, since Lightning goalie Anders Linback was inconsistent in his first season as an NHL starter.
In his 3 years with the Lightning so far he has played in 134 games and is 80-31-23. In his last season he posted a .916 save