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It’s been three years — and three teams — since we last connected with Cam Talbot for a Pro Reads video breakdown session back in 2022, during his second season with the Minnesota Wild. Talbot was coming off his first NHL All Star Game appearance at the time and has since been back as an All Star with the Los Angeles Kings last season, which followed one season with the Ottawa Senators.
Now, in the midst of a great first season with the Detroit Red Wings, Talbot returns as the perfect Pro Reads guest, both because he credits a late-career surge to his consistent use of the segment’s new sponsor, Vizual Edge, which he started with the Wild, and because of how well he sees the game after 12 NHL seasons.
Look for more from Talbot on Vizual Edge in this weekend’s episode of the InGoal Radio Podcast but first let’s get to his return to Pro Reads.
THE SEQUENCE
Talbot is facing a power play sequence against the Pittsburgh Penguins and a couple of future first ballot Hall of Fame forwards in Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin:
Who is thre most dangerous player at this point? Is it Crosby? Is it Maklin at the side of the net, who just missed a backdoor chance? Is it Karlsson? Is it the guy in the bumper facing Crosby? Or is it the forward at the left dot? Why?
What about the defender’s positioning plays a role in identifying that?
THE SAVE
Watch the sequence and replays below to see if the option you worried about most was the one that played that ended up getting the puck:
THE PRO READ
Now let’s hear from Talbot as he shares his thoughts on how he played this:
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Great Pro Read, amazing how much thought he puts into his read and the information that he collects before the play.
We always enjoy Talbot’s work Taj! Have you heard the podcast with him yet?