What to do with Cam Talbot...
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If he produces like he did last year, he'll get his money as a good backup. We probably let him walk, because we may not be able to afford him. Also, his trade value as a backup would not be very high.
NYRFAN218
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No way he's getting traded. I think if he plays like he did again last year, he'll probably leave through free agency for a better opportunity. I'm sure some team will take a flier on him and give him a chance at a starting job. I don't see him being traded because I just don't think a backup goalie who has only shown he could play in a limited role thus far has much value trade wise. Goalies in general don't seem to have much value trade wise. You just keep him through the year and try to re-sign him. If he leaves for the better of his career then it is what it is.
A couple of extra wins--while giving Lundqvist some time off before the playoffs--after the trade deadline can mean the difference between finishing 2nd (or perhaps even 1st if Pittsburgh falters) in the division (and having home ice for the first round) or ending up as the wild card.
Talbot is worth more to the team if he stays the full year--even if he walks as a UFA next July. Unless of course, something happens and the team is not in the playoff picture at all...doubtful.
Talbot is worth more to the team if he stays the full year--even if he walks as a UFA next July. Unless of course, something happens and the team is not in the playoff picture at all...doubtful.
Guys he's a back up goalie. There are tons of guys like him. He had a good yr and if he does again he will sign as a backup again likely in ny still
Realize
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Based on my watching him in Hartford, I believe T-Bone can be a starter. Wouldn't guarantee it, but if he takes one more step forward under Allaire, he will be a starter.
Talbot played wonderful last year, but the Rangers are currently allocating over 9+ million for goaltending. Next closest is Nashville at 7.75 - ignoring Vancouver's situation (Luongo's 800k of dead money) and Carolina (as they would most likely love to move Ward if given the opportunity).
While I hope the Rangers are able to add more players under RFA control in the next year or so (it is the last year of Nash's NMC), it appears the Rangers new MO is cheap backups and short-term inexpensive veteran contracts (Moore, Lombardi, Stempniak) to backfill the roster.
There's no worthwhile market in moving Talbot, and the combination of his salary and play will keep him in NYC until he hits free agency. Allaire and Co. will be on the watch for another well framed goalie to play big and efficient, from Chad Johnson to Cam Talbot.
Talbot's upside looks to be a #1b, and if his play continues, his next opportunity would be a platooning like a Scrivens/Fasth or slide into a starting role through injury like a Khudobin.
While I hope the Rangers are able to add more players under RFA control in the next year or so (it is the last year of Nash's NMC), it appears the Rangers new MO is cheap backups and short-term inexpensive veteran contracts (Moore, Lombardi, Stempniak) to backfill the roster.
There's no worthwhile market in moving Talbot, and the combination of his salary and play will keep him in NYC until he hits free agency. Allaire and Co. will be on the watch for another well framed goalie to play big and efficient, from Chad Johnson to Cam Talbot.
Talbot's upside looks to be a #1b, and if his play continues, his next opportunity would be a platooning like a Scrivens/Fasth or slide into a starting role through injury like a Khudobin.
Big time disagree. We all realize nobody is gonna give him multi years and multi millions to start, BUT if he plays half as well as he did last year he will double his salary easy and with the Rangers paying Lundqvist so much, they are going to need a dirt cheap backup.
Only way he comes back is if Lundqvist gets seriously injured.
What to do with him? He's the backup with 1 great year of being a backup. That's where he'll be.
zuckera1
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His numbers last year were unbelievable for a goalie, granted it was only around 20 games so the sample isn't big but it's also not like it was only 8 games.
Labeling him as only a backup is a mistake IMO. My point is that he could be used as a sweetener in a deadline trade for a big upgrade that we may need.
Labeling him as only a backup is a mistake IMO. My point is that he could be used as a sweetener in a deadline trade for a big upgrade that we may need.
eco's bones
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Most teams around the league have at least one very good goaltender--so I don't think that he automatically becomes a starter if he signs elsewhere. The best opportunities will be with the weakest teams if they have openings and he'll probably play more than he has here going to a decent team. But a team isn't decent unless they already have pretty good goaltending.
Anyway it's one of the reasons why the Rangers needed more goaltenders in their system. We have one of the best goaltending coaches in the world in any case and should make use of him.
Anyway it's one of the reasons why the Rangers needed more goaltenders in their system. We have one of the best goaltending coaches in the world in any case and should make use of him.
KOVALEV022473
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Most goalies begin their NHL careers as backups. Lundqvist and Broduer started as back-ups!
He's a UFA. Any team that would need a goalie isn't going to want him without an extension.
zuckera1
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Right, but maybe a team without stable goaltending, like Edmonton, Calgary, Ottawa etc. with cap space would give Talbot a nice extension and a shot at the #1 job. Acquiring him before UFA gives them his rights to negotiate before all other teams.
I'm not saying he's the main piece in a big deal, but if he's included as a ++, it could be the part that makes the deal happen. Not sure what the deal would be but it's pure speculation on my part.
He's useless to those teams at the deadline without an extension. Too big of a risk for them. Then who is backing up Henrik? Yeah he'll probably play a majority of the games leading up to the playoffs but you still need someone you can trust back there. Biron in 12 and Talbot in 14. I'm just saying it's not as easy to say "throw him in a deadline deal to a bottom feeder." Also, of those teams you mentioned Calgary just signed Hiller, Ottawa still has Anderson and Lehner and Edmonton, the most likely choice, just signed Scrivens to an extension. Scrivens played well for them. The goalie market is not so easy.
zuckera1
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Good points. I think Ottawa would be the best fit as I doubt they view Anderson or Lehner as the long term option (both were mediocre last year).
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Talbot played really solid though lets let him get a full season under his belt before touting him as anything more than a good backup. Truth is, goalies are plentiful in the NHL right now and with guys like Mrazek, Kuemper, Gibson, Allen, and Campbell pushing into the league, next year will be no different.
There's lots of supply right now and more experienced goalies looking for jobs creating little risk of NYR loosing Talbot. Even if they were, guys like Gustavsson will be available and I'd be 100% ok with someone like that backing up Henke.
There's lots of supply right now and more experienced goalies looking for jobs creating little risk of NYR loosing Talbot. Even if they were, guys like Gustavsson will be available and I'd be 100% ok with someone like that backing up Henke.
Edmonton has Scrivens and Fasth, both quite capable goalies. The entire league including teams who had goalie trouble last year boil down into two categories. First are those who have clearly established #1s (Islanders, Calgary, etc.) or those with two solid young goalies (TML, Buffalo, Edmonton, etc.) IMO, only Winnipeg could possibly use improvement in goal. Outside them, the league is pretty set.
Both are solid goalies and Lehner will continue to improve. The first quarter of the Rangers season proved that even a good goalie can look really bad when a team is playing poorly in front of them. Ottawa also has Driedger in the system so I really can't see them in the market for a goalie at all. After all they did trade Big Ben because there was such a log jam in at the position for their organization.
It's not uncommon for a goalie to start off hot in the league. Give teams time to establish scouting at the NHL level and things often change for them. A part of a season is a terrible sample size for any player, especially a goalie.
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Gardner McKay
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Agreed. If Talbot posts similar numbers to last year I think he looks for a potential starting/split job somewhere in the NHL.
Talbot is 27. Yea goalies take longer sometimes but I am going to bet the guy will be thrilled to get a multi yr deal as a backup to Hank.
Teams have goalies like Talbot. I've noticed backups taking 1 million just to stay in the league.
Gardner McKay
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What about Tim Thomas? Viktor Fasth didn't come to the NHL until he was 29. He played well with Anaheim and could be the starting goaltender for EDM next year. He is making 3.4 million next year. Talbot may stay as the back up for the Rangers but I almost guarantee you he is going to look for a starting job or a split job (like STL had with Elliot/Halak) where he can make upwards of 2.5 million before re-signing with the Rangers. Talbot very well could land one of those jobs.
zuckera1
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Well said. Some guys are simply late bloomers. MSL, for example, wasn't an elite player until he was almost 30. Not saying Talbot will be as talented but I believe he has the potential to be an NHL starter.
GordonGecko
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Gotta trade him at the deadline, there's no way the Rangers can afford him with Hank on the throne
