Report: Cam Talbot was prepared to win the Stanley Cup

Its day two of the Syncrude Oil Country Championship here in Edmonton, which means its time for the 2nd annual Celebrity Pro-AM. The event always brings a lot of insights into the upcoming season's Oilers, which should rejoice the team's fans after the organization suffered a heart-wrenching playoff elimination to the hands of the Anaheim Ducks.  

In an exchange with 630 CHED's Bob Stauffer, netminder Cam Talbot had some reassuring words for the Oilers community: 

"It [the playoff elimination] was bittersweet, but you've got to look at what we accomplished: we've matured as a team. We have gotten that playoff experience everyone said we didn't have." When asked whether he was fatigued during the team's final playoff stretch, he negated the accusations: "I was ready to win the remaining games for a Stanley Cup Championship. I was both mentally and physically prepared."

Last season, Talbot started 73 of the team's 82 regular season games. A stint throughout which he managed to maintain a save percentage of .919 with a GAA of 2.39. He would go on to compete in all thirteen playoff games of the 2016-2017 season, during which he would increase his Sv% to .924. He is about to begin his third season with the Oilers organization.