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Cam Talbot Joins Blue Jackets | Columbus Blue Jackets News
Cam Talbot, the oldest active goalie in the NHL at 39, is heading to Columbus on a one-year, $950K deal to back up recovering starter Elvis Merzlikins. With nine teams under his belt — tying him for second-most by a goalie in league history — Talbot brings veteran stability to a Blue Jackets team in need of netminding depth. His stats last season with Detroit weren’t stellar (3.19 GAA, .880 SV%), but experience and reliability are exactly what Columbus needs right now. He’s the latest former Red Wing to land a new gig, following Patrick Kane’s return to Chicago — while van Riemsdyk, Perron…
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