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With the NHL in serious talks attempting to end the lockout, some players are still hedging their bets in case a deal falls through. According to Finnish hockey player Janne Virtanen, Flyers center Maxime Talbot has signed with Ilves of SM-liiga, the top hockey league in Finland. He joins fellow NHLer Anders Lindback with Ilves. Talbot is not the first Flyer to head to SM-liiga in the last two weeks as Scott Hartnell is headed to Finland to play for KalPa of SM-liiga.
Talbot, 28, scored 19 goals and had 15 assists for 34 points last season, his first in Philadelphia. He added another four goals, two shorthanded, and two assists in the playoffs. Talbot was a key component of the Flyers’ penalty kill last year and will be crucial to the team’s success this year.
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Talbot, 28, scored 19 goals and had 15 assists for 34 points last season, his first in Philadelphia. He added another four goals, two shorthanded, and two assists in the playoffs. Talbot was a key component of the Flyers’ penalty kill last year and will be crucial to the team’s success this year.
-Steve Dolan
Follow Steve on Twitter @SDolan3
Follow Whiz Wit on Twitter @WhizWitSports
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