Way, way back in 2014-15, an injury to New York Rangers star goalie Henrik Lundqvist pressed his backup into action. Cam Talbot proved more than up to the challenge, winning 21 games, posting five shutouts and finishing seventh in Vezina Trophy voting. Yet just four summers later, the Calgary Flames were able to buy low on the netminder – what happened?
In the summer of 2015, the Edmonton Oilers won a bidding war for Talbot – at the time signed to a very inexpensive extension for the 2015-16 season – that reportedly included the Flames, Sharks, Stars, Sabres and Panthers.