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Originally Posted by Classic_Sniper
How does that explain Talbot’s early season struggles when he was supposedly fresh then? His poor performance early on over the past couple seasons really put the Oilers behind the 8 ball. I mean maybe he can figure things out as he was fantastic for them in 16-17, but the type of goals I saw him gave up certainly makes me nervous about the signing. As long as it’s a 1 year deal, I can probably live with it as we can move on from it easily if it doesn’t work out...
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Who says he was fresh? I think the reason we are seeing a consistent move away from +65-game goalies is precisely because GMs and coaches are recognizing this issue: that with how the position has developed there is a stronger tendency for goalies to break down and experience systemic problems with excessive work.