The 35-year-old Talbot is in the final year of the three-year, $11 million contract he signed with Minnesota in October 2020. Last season, he played in 49 games, picked up 32 victories, and averaged 2.76 goals per game while making 91 saves. .1 percent and kept a clean sheet three times.
Since Fleury’s arrival, the two goaltenders have shared games, but in the playoffs he got priority over Talbot. Talbot now faces a battle for the team’s number one position with Anton Forsberg, who signed a three-year contract with the Senators in March with a total income of $8.25 million.
“Cam is an experienced goaltender and will provide us with more stability at the goaltending position heading into next season. He has helped Minnesota reach the playoffs in each of his two seasons with the Wild. He and Anton Forsberg will form a very good tandem for the coming year,” said the general manager Senators Pierre Dorion.
Talbot has already played in 396 regular season games in the NHL. He helped lead to 201 wins, averaged 2.63 goals per game and had a 91.5 percent save percentage. He kept a clean sheet in 27 games. In the playoffs, he played in 33 games with an average of 2.51 and a success rate of 92.1, with six clean sheets. In addition to the Wild, he also wore the jersey of the New York Rangers, Edmonton, Philadelphia and Calgary.
Twenty-four-year-old Gustavsson has so far only played two seasons in Ottawa, during which he played in 27 duels. He picked up 10 wins with a 3.12 ERA and a 90.5 percent save percentage.
