For the Edmonton Oilers, their goaltending situation has been all over the place this past season. Cam Talbot was considered to be the long-term solution between the pipes with his stellar work in the 2016-17 season.
But what happened soon afterward was a mitigated disaster not only for Talbot but also for the Oilers as well. He didn’t live up to the standards he displayed the year before, but he can’t get all the blame. Some of that responsibility also lies with the defencemen who were consistently horrible and made Talbot pay with their mistakes.