The Wild signed goalie Alex Stalock to a two-year, $1.3 million contract extension on Thursday.
Wild signs goalie Stalock, ensuring Dubnyk is expansion-protected
Alex Stalock will also get a chance to be the Wild backup next season as backup Darcy Kuemper's contract is expiring.
By mikerusso
The signing will enable the team to protect All-Star goalie Devan Dubnyk in June's expansion draft when Las Vegas forms its team. Stalock would be exposed in the draft.
Stalock will also get a chance to be the Wild backup next season as backup Darcy Kuemper's contract is expiring. The first year of Stalock's new deal is a one-way and the second year is a two-way.
Stalock, the former South St. Paul and Minnesota Duluth goalie, has played in 29 games and has a 2.56 goals-against average for Iowa. He played in 62 NHL games for San Jose before signing with the Wild last summer.
about the writer
mikerusso
After four days off, Wild will play Canadiens on Thursday night at Xcel Energy Center.