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Originally Posted by Textcritic
Talbot is on pace to play 73 reg. season games. He could play more games given that there is no relief in Edmonton where they will likely be fighting tooth-and-nail to hold a division spot, and their backup goalie is a raw rookie. By the time the first round begins Talbot is likely approaching the brink of his season, and the Oilers should be an easy out.
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It really is glorious that they never acquired a veteran back-up. What is the most games played in a season by a goaltender? I'm pretty confident that Talbot does play 15 of their 17 games remaining (they have 2 x B2Bs where Brossoit will get in), putting him at 73 GP on the season.