“There’s no drama, no controversy” – Cam Talbot traded to Ottawa Senators by Minnesota Wild
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Canadian ice hockey goaltender Cam Talbot was traded to the Ottawa Senators by the Minnesota Wild on Monday for Swedish goalie Filip Gustavsson. The former still has one season remaining on a three-year, $11 million contract (average annual value of $3.67 million) he signed with Minnesota on October 9, 2020.
Talbot, 35, was 32-12-4 with a 2.76 goals-against average, .911 save percentage and three shutouts in 49 games this National Hockey League (NHL) season. The trade comes a few days after the Wild re-signed Marc-Andre Fleury to a two-year, $7 million contract ($3.5 million average annual value). He split time with the Caledonia native Talbot after he was acquired from the Chicago Blackhawks at the 2022 NHL Trade Deadline on March 21.
“I just felt what’s transpired over the last little while, with the signing of Marc-Andre Fleury, it’s probably best to just move in a different direction with Cam,” Wild general manager Bill Guerin said, as quoted by NHL.com. “That way, there’s no drama, there’s no controversy or anything like that. We just felt that it was best at this time. As I said, we wish Cam all the luck in the world.”
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“Had a very good conversation with Cam”
Talbot, who was signed by the New York Rangers as a free agent on March 30, 2010, is 201-142-34 with a 2.63 GAA, .915 save percentage and 27 shutouts in 396 regular-season games (381 starts). Apart from the Rangers, this includes teams like the Edmonton Oilers, Philadelphia Flyers, Calgary Flames, and Wild.
Guerin added: “Cam and I actually had a very good conversation. Him and I have actually gotten to know each other rather well over the last couple of years, and sometimes you just know in your gut that things might not work out and somebody might not be happy. I don’t want a player to be like that either, and sometimes it’s best to just move on.”
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