Alex Stalock has played in only one NHL game the last three seasons after being diagnosed with myocarditis, but he’s looking forward to playing a full season in Chicago.
"Super excited," Stalock said."Original Six team, storied franchise, some of the core group guys are still here. At my age, you never know how much time you have left, and you enjoy every single day you're at the rink."
On Saturday, Stalock played the entire preseason game at the United Center and was terrific, despite losing 3-0 to the Detroit Red Wings. He stopped 32 of 35 shots for a save percentage of .914, turning aside the first 26 shots he faced. It looked like he hadn't skipped too much of a beat. "Huge game," Jonathan Toews said of Stalock's performance."Wanted to support him a little bit better to get him that confidence boost that comes with the great two periods, 2.5 periods that he played. We weren't giving him much help at all before that first goal went in. Some really big saves.
"It looks like he's focused and he's ready. It's nice to see him make some big stops, and either way, that's going to help his confidence."Stalock has dealt with a lot of bumps in the road injury-wise as a player, acknowledging"that's kind of been my career." It's another type of adversity he's overcome and he's looking to make the most of whatever he's got left in the tank as he mentally prepares to play a full 82-game season.
"I'm here," Stalock said."I'm not here for 20 games. Any goalie you'll ask, they want to play as many times as possible and give their team a chance to win every night."
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