Cam Talbot is this team’s starter. He has proven his ability and worth and keeps the Oilers in the game night in and night out. Despite starting an excessive amount of games, he has taken on the workload with a collectiveness of a veteran while playing like a player in his prime.
Edmonton tried to find him a stable backup goaltender in the offseason by signing Jonas Gustavsson. However, the veteran netminder struggled to great lengths, and didn’t fulfill his expectations. Therefore, the Oilers sent him to Bakersfield and decided to give Laurent Brossoit another chance between the pipes this season.