The 31-year-old netminder’s attorney, Steve Hartnell, confirmed exclusively to Broad Street Hockey that Talbot will sue the Flyers for overtime pay and that a workers compensation claim will also be filed on behalf of his client.
Talbot has played in three of the Flyers’ 21 games since being acquired by the Flyers on Feb. 15 for fellow goaltender Anthony Stolarz. The veteran has claimed that playing in 150 minutes of the Flyers’ some 1,260-plus minutes (Less than .12%) during that span has left the goaltender physically exhausted.
But not only has Talbot felt the pain physically, but the netminder has also felt immense mental stress during the 48 days he’s spent with the Flyers organization.