Sharks acquire Alex Stalock from Oilers with wellbeing of other goalies in concern
With the overall health of their two major goaltenders in query, the Sharks on Wednesday obtained Alex Stalock from the Edmonton Oilers for future factors.
Stalock, a fourth-round draft choose of the Sharks in 2005, appeared in 5 video games with Bakersfield this time, likely 3-1-. In his NHL vocation, Stalock has appeared in 151 game titles with the Sharks and Minnesota Wild.
“The acquisition of Alex offers our club a different goaltender with significant NHL working experience,” Sharks assistant general manager Joe Will claimed in a assertion. “He is a participant we are incredibly common with and a person who is extremely very well-appreciated by his teammates.”
Stalock, 34, missed the 2020-21 season, as he was diagnosed with myocarditis in November 2020 immediately after he analyzed beneficial for COVID-19. Oilers basic manager Ken Holland declared previous September that the expectation was that Stalock would pass up the approaching season as well with the COVID-associated coronary heart situation.
In January, even though, Stalock passed a actual physical and was positioned on waivers by the Oilers, permitting him to resume his professional career in the AHL.
In his most current NHL year in 2019-20, Stalock posted a 20-11-4 history, a 2.67 objectives-from average, and a .910 save share with the Wild.
Above his 9-calendar year NHL vocation, Stalock has a document of 61-49-18, a 2.61 targets-towards typical, and a .909 help save proportion.
Sharks No. 1 goalie James Reimer was injured throughout Tuesday’s activity with the Vegas Golden Knights and was relieved by Zach Sawchenko for the ultimate two durations in what became a 3-1 San Jose decline. The Sharks did not practice Wednesday and did not offer an update on Reimer, who has played in 34 video games this season and experienced begun each individual of the previous 13 games.
Adin Hill has been bothered by a lower-physique damage for well above a thirty day period and has not performed an NHL game due to the fact Jan. 22. Sharks coach Bob Boughner stated right after Tuesday’s sport, although, that Hill, who remained on injured reserve as of Wednesday night, was on observe to take aspect in Thursday’s exercise in San Jose.
Sawchenko has appeared in three Sharks online games this season but has hardly ever commenced an NHL video game. The Sharks also have Zach Emond and Alexei Melnichuk with the Barracuda. Emond played Wednesday night time against Bakersfield and stopped 23 of 26 pictures in a 5-3 Barracuda earn.
Stalock appeared in 62 online games more than 5 seasons with the Sharks from 2011 to 2016 right before he was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs as portion of a deal that introduced Reimer to San Jose.
Stalock signed as a absolutely free agent with the Wild in July 2016 and after pretty much a whole calendar year in the AHL, became Devyn Dubnyk’s backup from 2017 to 2019, placing up good numbers.
Stalock took more than as the Wild’s No. 1 goalie in January 2020 and received hot prior to the NHL paused its season in March of that calendar year. From Jan. 5 to March 7, Stalock went 11-5-2 with a .920 help save percentage in 18 video games.
