Cam Talbot traded to Oilers Glen Sather settles


Cam Talbot traded to Oilers Glen Sather settles

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SUNRISE, Fla. Glen Sather's bluff got called.A day after holding on to backup goalie Cam Talbot in hopes of squeezing a first-round pick out of someone, the Rangers sent Talbot and the 209th pick to the Edmonton Oilers for picks 57, 79 and 184.MORE: | | In Alshon Jeffery Jersey a vacuum, that's a decent haul for Talbot. He is 28 with 56 NHL games to his name and could hit unrestricted free agency next season. There's not much value inherent in that, good as he Nate Gerry Jersey was in place of Henrik Lundqvist this season. Goalie performance is volatile, and there are more NHL-caliber guys than NHL roster slots. Not a recipe for getting tons in return.And really, you can't blame Sather for trying. At one point on Friday after the Senators got a first-round pick and cleared salary space it looked like it might pay off. A course correction happened on Saturday morning, though, when two picks, third- and seventh-rounder.Talbot, appropriately, falls somewhere in the middle. Lehner Miles Sanders Jersey is five years younger, cost-controlled and has the pedigree Talbot lacks.MORE: | Still, the Oilers got a potentially decent starter; odds are that Talbot doesn't replicate his .926 save percentage, Brandon Brooks Jersey but that's fine. If they gave up a first-round pick to get him, it would be a different story. (Also, does this mean it was Peter Chiarelli who gave Talbot a third-place vote for the Vezina?)The Flames, Sabres, Stars, Sharks and Panthers were interested in Talbot. Buffalo Randall Cunningham Jersey and Dallas (Antti Niemi) went in other directions. The other teams involved were seeking help.John Gibson became a name to watch; with Frederik Andersen penciled in to start, the Ducks acquired Anton Khudobin from the Hurricanes. That suggested Gibson was on the block; another AHL season would not help, and Khudobin is a legitimate backup goalie for a contender.