Veteran Max Talbot giving Boston Bruins options thanks to attitude, effort
Veteran forward Max Talbot has not enjoyed a glamorous role during his time so far with the Boston Bruins, as he continues to shuffle between the NHL and AHL while largely playing a bottom-six role. But Talbot remains in good spirits despite the blue-collar style role, and he was rewarded for his effort with a goal against his former team in the Bruins' 3-0 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins Wednesday.
The goal was the first of Talbot's Bruins career. Boston coach Claude Julien said the tally was proof of how far hard work and a good attitude can take a player, and Julien said it is therefore rewarding to see a player like Talbot get rewarded on the scoresheet.
Talbot was drafted by the Penguins in the eighth round of the 2002 NHL Draft, and he played six seasons for the Penguins from 2005-2011 while winning a Stanley Cup with Pittsburgh in 2009.
"Max from the first day he went down to Providence, all I hear was what a great attitude he had, that he was smiling, having fun with the guys, and playing as hard – he was one of the best players there," Julien told reporters in his post-game press conference. "That just shows his character and what he’s all about. What’s happening to him right now, I think he deserves because of just the way he’s handled himself through the situation that started at the beginning of the year."
