Maxime Talbot Maxime Talbot ( born February 11 , 1984 ) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who currently plays for the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League ( NHL ) . Drafted out of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League ( QMJHL ) , Talbot led the Hull / Gatineau Olympiques to back - to - back President ' s Cups while earning the Guy Lafleur Trophy as playoff MVP both years . He won the Stanley Cup with his previous team , the Pittsburgh Penguins , in 2009 . Playing career . QMJHL . Talbot was selected by the Rouyn - Noranda Huskies in the first round of the 2000 QMJHL Draft . At the trading deadline that year , Talbot was dealt to the Hull Olympiques for current Washington Capitals minor league player Alexandre Giroux . He completed his major junior rookie season with a combined 37 points between the two teams . Before the start of the 2002 – 03 season started , he was named team captain for the Olympiques and finished the year with a major junior career - high 46 goals and 104 points in 69 games , good for fifth in league scoring and QMJHL Second All - Star Team honors . In the playoffs that year , Talbot led the league in scoring with 44 points in 20 games as he captained the Olympiques to a QMJHL Championship , earning the Guy Lafleur Trophy as playoff MVP . Playing the Kitchener Rangers in the final of the subsequent 2003 Memorial Cup , they were defeated by a 6 – 3 score . In the 2003 – 04 season , Talbot finished third in scoring in the QMJHL with 98 points ( 25 goals , 73 assists ) in 51 games as the team became the Gatineau Olympiques through almagamation . He led the team to a second consecutive QMJHL championship , while being named playoff MVP and leading the league in post - season scoring once more . He was the first to earn back - to - back Guy Lafleur Trophies since Marc Saumier in 1987 and 1988 . The Olympiques were , however , defeated for the second straight year in the Memorial Cup final , losing to the Kelowna Rockets 2 – 1 . Pittsburgh Penguins . As the 2004 – 05 season approached , Talbot was signed by the Pittsburgh Penguins and was assigned to make his debut with the team ' s American Hockey League ( AHL ) affiliate Wilkes - Barre / Scranton Penguins . He was assigned to various linemates and was placed in many role playing opportunities . He did not have the offensive power in the AHL that he did in the QMJHL , but Talbot showed quality traits in other aspects of the game as he finished his debut season with 19 points ( 7 goals , 12 assists ) in 75 games . With an impressive training camp , Talbot made the Penguins opening roster for the 2005 – 06 season , making his NHL debut against the New Jersey Devils . He scored his first NHL goal on October 14 , 2005 , from center ice against the Philadelphia Flyers . His primary role during his rookie season was that of a penalty killer . He would later be sent back down to the AHL after 48 games in the NHL , during which time he recorded 8 points ( 5 goals , 3 assists ) . Talbot did not start the 2006 – 07 season in the NHL , but was recalled by Pittsburgh on October 24 , 2006 , just 5 games into the AHL season . He would play that same night against the New Jersey Devils . Talbot continued to play a key role on the penalty kill , recording 4 shorthanded goals to go with a season total of 24 points ( 13 goals , 11 assists ) . Talbot scored four goals in the first five games of the 2007 – 08 season . He was the part of an on - ice prank on December 1 , 2007 , when he briefly donned the jersey of teammate Sidney Crosby during an optional practice that Crosby had chosen to skip . He initially drew a large cheer from the crowd in Toronto before they realized the jersey switch . In Game 3 of the 2008 Eastern Conference Quarterfinals , Talbot scored a backhand goal against Ottawa Senators goaltender Martin Gerber less than five minutes after the Senators had taken the lead in that game . In the Conference Finals against the Philadelphia Flyers , Talbot scored the game - winning goal in the third period of Game 2 . He did this in his first game back from a broken foot that had sidelined him for the previous four playoff games . In Game 5 of the 2008 Stanley Cup Finals against the Detroit Red Wings , he scored the tying goal with 35 seconds remaining , allowing the Penguins to score in triple overtime to force a Game 6 . Midway through the final year of his initial contract with the Penguins , 2008 – 09 , Talbot re - signed on December 19 , 2008 , to a two - year contract extension through the 2010 – 11 season . The Penguins returned to the Stanley Cup Finals for the second consecutive year against Detroit . Talbot scored both of the Penguins ' goals in the seventh and deciding game of the series to capture the franchise ' s third Stanley Cup . For the 2009 – 10 season , Talbot served as the Penguins representative to the NHL Players Association , a position he took over from Matt Cooke . While playing for the Penguins , Talbot has appeared in numerous television commercials , including Valley Pool and Spa , City of Champions Crunch cereal ( which featured Talbot on one side of the box and Pittsburgh Steeler Hines Ward on the other ) , and three commercials for Pittsburgh A & L Motor Sales ( these A & L commercials have earned him the nickname " Superstar " ) . He also appeared in an RBK commercial with teammate Sidney Crosby which aired during the 2010 NHL Winter Classic . While promoting the 2011 NHL Winter Classic , Talbot called out Alexander Ovechkin during an interview with a Pittsburgh radio station , calling him " a real douche . " Philadelphia Flyers . Talbot signed a five year contract with the Philadelphia Flyers on July 1 , 2011 in a deal worth $ 8 . 75 million . International play . He also helped team Team Canada win a silver medal as an alternate captain in the 2004 World Junior Championships in Helsinki . Family . Talbot ' s father ' s , Serge , is a construction worker . His mother Lucie is a high school teacher . He also has two older brothers , Will and Frank .