The Edmonton Oilers established a changing attitude with one of their first trades, which involved acquiring goaltender Cam Talbot from the New York Rangers. The netminder was a solid backup, and while subbing in for “The King” Henrik Lundqvist, he proved to be an asset in critical situations.
Just what the Oilers ordered. The team traded for the netminder and was quick to establish him as a starter before the season had even started. In fact, the one thing that the Oilers were asking was “would it be Anders Nilsson or Ben Scrivens backing up Talbot?