{"id":48382,"date":"2019-06-28T13:33:06","date_gmt":"2019-06-28T17:33:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=48382"},"modified":"2020-12-26T16:33:18","modified_gmt":"2020-12-26T21:33:18","slug":"erport-cam-talbot-to-sign-with-calgary-flames","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2019\/06\/28\/erport-cam-talbot-to-sign-with-calgary-flames\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Cam Talbot to Sign With Calgary Flames"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Per Pierre LeBrun the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/\/nhl-teams\/flames\/\" target=\"_self\">Calgary Flames<\/a> will be\u00a0signing free agent goaltender<strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/t\/talboca01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cam Talbot<\/a> <\/strong>to a one-year contract. Since free agents can&#8217;t really sign until the July 1 deadline, terms of the deal are not known at this time. This prospective contract\u00a0would carry\u00a0him through the 2019-20 season.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Cam Talbot will be signing a 1 yr deal with the Calgary Flames <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/K1TobUjXxK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/K1TobUjXxK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Andy Strickland (@andystrickland) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/andystrickland\/status\/1144626795116933120?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 28, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h1>Cam Talbot Signs With the Calgary Flames<\/h1>\n<p>Over his seven-year NHL career, Talbot\u00a0has played for the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/rangers\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New York Rangers<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/oilers\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Edmonton Oilers<\/a> and as of <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2019\/02\/16\/edmonton-oilers-trade-cam-talbot\/\" target=\"_self\">February of this year<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/flyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Philidelphia Flyers<\/a>. He has put up a .915 career save percentage and 2.60 goals against average for 138 career wins in 288 career games. He was an undrafted free agent out of Alabama-Huntsville in the 2013-14 season<\/p>\n<p>Talbot looks to be on the decline, while before being traded to the Flyers only achieving an .893 save percentage and a 3.36 GAA in 31 games, 29 of those were game starts.<\/p>\n<h2>What This Means for the Future<\/h2>\n<p>Although on a downward trend, the 32-year-old has a wealth of experience. He played only four games with the Flyers before the end of the season. Which was not sufficient time to make a significant impression.<\/p>\n<p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2019\/03\/02\/philadelphia-flyers-set-nhl-record-with-eight-goalies-cam-talbot\/\" target=\"_self\">widely documented<\/a> the Flyers have gone through eight goaltenders, lost primarily through injury. The 6&#8217;3&#8243;\u00a0goaltender aims to provide strength and stability after a disappointing 2018-19 season.<\/p>\n<p>It will be interesting to see how Talbot will measure up. The Flames, who failed to\u00a0get past\u00a0the first round of the playoffs last season aim to progress this year. Having Talbot as a backup to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/r\/rittida01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>David Rittich<\/strong> <\/a>(once he is re-signed) will solidify the Flames net tandem.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"5356GM0uQaJ66OOb44hTUg\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1134144670\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'5356GM0uQaJ66OOb44hTUg',sig:'KVh_urO5brmCw17rbCrDYCuVRHsng7Jhb3GCYRLlS-A=',w:'594px',h:'424px',items:'1134144670',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Per Pierre LeBrun the\u00a0Calgary Flames will be\u00a0signing free agent goaltender Cam Talbot to a one-year contract. Since free agents can&#8217;t really sign until the July 1 deadline, terms of the deal are not known at this time. This prospective contract\u00a0would carry\u00a0him through the 2019-20 season. 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