Sharks Acquire Alex Stalock from Oilers

 The Sharks have acquired goalie Alex Stalock in a trade with the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for future considerations. 

This move comes as the Sharks may be without James Reimer for the foreseeable future due to a lower-body injury sustained from being overused. They are also without Adin Hill as he is currently on the injured reserve for the time being. 

As for Stalock, he returns to the Sharks for the first time in seven years. He began his NHL career with the Sharks in the 2010-11 season until the 2015-16 season mainly as a backup to Antti Niemi. Stalock then played for the Wild from 2016 to 2020 but missed the 2021 season due to injury. Over the course of his nine-year NHL career, Stalock has a 61-49-18 record with a 2.61 goals-against average and a .909 save percentage in 151 games. As for this season, he has appeared in five games and posted a 3-1-0 record with the Bakersfield Condors in the AHL. 

Alex Stalock is a solid goaltender who is a familiar face to the Sharks organization and fills an immediate need for this team, but I don't see him as a long-term solution at goalie. Depending on how he performs in his second stint in teal, once James Reimer and Adin Hill have fully recovered from injury, Stalock will probably either be sent down to the Barracuda in the AHL or be used as trade bait. Overall, I'm happy that Alex Stalock is back with the Sharks. 

Source: sjsharks.com