Talbot believes Senators are 'ready to make a push'

New Ottawa Senators goalie Cam Talbot joined TSN Radio 1200 Ottawa to talk about the trade that brought him over, his new teammates and his excitement for the season in Ottawa. 

The Senators acquired Talbot from the Minnesota Wild in exchange for goalie Filip Gustavsson on Wednesday.

This was one of a flurry of moves made by the Sens this offseason, including trading for Chicago Blackhawks star forward Alex DeBrincat and signing veteran forward Claude Giroux.

"I have [felt the excitement] through social media or even from some of the guys that have reached out," said Talbot 

"Everyone seems to be pretty excited right now and they should be. They've had such a good group of young core guys that they've drafted and developed lately." 

Ottawa played in the Eastern Conference Finals, where they lost in game seven to the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2017, but have missed the playoffs each of the last five seasons since and have finished last or second-last in their conference in each of those five campaigns.

 "It seems like those young guys are starting to get rewarded a bit and I think maybe they're signaling that the rebuild is over and they're ready to make a push," he said.

The 'young guys' include a very exciting group of forwards, including 2020 third-overall pick Tim Stutzle and 2018 fourth-overall pick Brady Tkachuk. Talbot is looking forward to the chance to help these players grow into NHL stars.

"The last couple teams I've been on I've been part of that leadership group with the captains, etc. I think it's obviously a very important role and one that I don't take lightly," said Talbot.

"I think with how young the group is, and a little bit of inexperience there, I hope I can bring some experience to any questions or