In fact, he takes sole responsibility for the deal that sent him to the Toronto Maple Leafs a few months before the Sharks began their run toward eventually facing the Pittsburgh Penguins in the Final.
“I remember talking to some of the guys that January and saying that this was a special group that was going to go on a run. It wasn’t a good year for me, and I tried everything to turn it around and get my game going because I knew that was going to be the year,” Stalock said in advance of possibly starting Sunday night against his old mates. “Not only on the ice, but off the ice you can tell how close they are and how they play for each other. It starts with the leadership group there. It’s an unbelievable locker room and I just had this feeling.”
