After originally being projected to miss the entire 2021-22 NHL season due to a heart condition brought on by contracting COVID-19, Edmonton Oilers goaltender and San Jose Sharks alum Alex Stalock is finally feeling healthy enough to attempt another comeback.
According to Michael Russo of The Athletic, the 34-year-old has been cleared by his own doctors to return to play. The next step is for Stalock to travel to Bakersfield, where he’ll have a physical, Daniel Nugent-Bowman of The Athletic reports. If Stalock passes his physical, then he will have to go through waivers before being assigned to the Oilers’ AHL affiliate, the Bakersfield Condors.