With Marc-Andre Fleury signing a two-year deal with the Minnesota Wild on Thursday, the future of fellow goaltender Cam Talbot is now the subject of speculation.
The Wild had hoped to keep both goalies on the team for next season, with the pair splitting games as they had done following Fleury’s arrival from the Blackhawks in March.
But there are growing signs that Talbot’s camp isn’t entirely satisfied with the situation, with NHL insider Pierre LeBrun tweeting Friday that Talbot has been in contact with Wild GM during the later rounds of the NHL Draft.
Cam Talbot's agent George Bazos met with Wild GM Bill Guerin during the third round here.
“We both stated our positions,'' Bazos said via text message. “Billy has a lot to think about.''
👀— Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) July 8, 2022
The apparent dissatisfaction from Talbot has been confirmed by The Athletic’s Michael Russo, who reported that Talbot is still unhappy that he wasn’t used more in the 4-2 playoffs defeat to the St. Louis Blues, in which Fleury started 5 of the sick games.
As I reported, Cam Talbot said after the season he doesn't want to be traded. But there clearly were hurt feelings and this thing is coming to a head.
Guerin met with Bazos and isn't pleased. Guerin also can't call Talbot because of phone outage in MTLhttps://t.co/NcVRzizspL https://t.co/KhdkXxzgHn
— Michael Russo (@RussoHockey) July 8, 2022
If Talbot wants out, there would be no shortage of suitors willing to trade for him.
Among those who could be interested, per reports, include the Toronto Maple Leafs, Edmonton Oilers, Washington Capitals, and Buffalo Sabres.
Yeah, that sounds certainly like he's happy…
If Cam Talbot hits the market, he'd be right up there with goalies I'd want to acquire. Thought he had a wonderful year and should have started game 1 for Minnesota. https://t.co/HRtR0pWtc0
— Brennan Klak (@nhlupdate) July 8, 2022
