So long as the goaltender is not injured and is playing well, I don't see why a goalie can't play 70+ games and not suffer in play in that season.
From what I gather though, goalies who play a ton typically burn out/get injured the following season or have a shorter career. There are some outliers like Brodeur but it's not common. I don't care who you are and how bendy you are, but the mechanics of the butterfly is extremely hard on your body and will take its toll.
Basically, like many players going through the Oilers meat grinder, the overall development of the player isn't looked at and it will turn on them in regards to Talbot. I just don't think it'll be this year.
That being said, he's a goaltender who doesn't handle net crashing particularly well and has difficulty finding the puck 5 feet in with traffic. I don't find him to be a very good battler. Reminds me of poor man's in-his-prime-Luongo. Very good first save goaltender, but playoffs might be a struggle for him.
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