The Ducks made a roster move just minutes before their game tonight against Vancouver was set to start, announcing that they’ve recalled goaltender Alex Stalock from AHL San Diego. His promotion was needed with John Gibson being scratched due to illness.
The 36-year-old is in his first season with Anaheim after signing a one-year, $800K one-way contract with them back in August. While it’s his fourth recall of the year, Stalock has yet to play for the Ducks.
Instead, he has spent the majority of the year with the Gulls but has been limited to just 11 appearances at that level where he has a 3.84 GAA along with a .892 SV%. But with 179 career NHL games under his belt where he has a 2.70 GAA and a .908 SV%, it’s possible that a team or two might be interested in adding Stalock to stash in the minors as injury depth for the stretch run and it’s doubtful the asking price would be too high for his services.
When I saw Stalock warming up and knew Dostal was starting in net, my mind began to wonder about a Gibson trade. No such luck I guess.