In thirteen seasons with the Canadiens he was a six-time NHL All-Star and part of a dynasty that won seven Stanley Cup Championships.

He left the Canadiens after the 1966–67 season, and in 1967-68 he played briefly for the Minnesota North Stars and the Detroit Red Wings before being acquired by the St. Louis Blues, with whom he remained until 1970.

He began his coaching career with the Denver Spurs of the Western Hockey League, winning the Lester Patrick Cup in 1972.

In 1975, he served as head coach for the Denver Spurs/Ottawa Civics of the World Hockey Association until the team folded in early 1976.

[3][4] Talbot made his National Hockey League (NHL) debut for the Montreal Canadiens on February 13, 1955,[5] against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden.

[1] Talbot played in the NHL from 1955 to 1971, for the Minnesota North Stars, Detroit Red Wings, St. Louis Blues, Buffalo Sabres and Montreal Canadiens.

[1] At the time of his death, he won the second-most championships without having been inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame, behind his former teammate Claude Provost's nine.

[2][12][13] He was the second-last surviving player out of the twelve that played for all five Canadiens teams that captured an NHL record five straight Stanley Cups between 1956 and 1960.