Stalberg open to time with checking line

Viktor Stalberg's goal is to stick where he's at.

But if coach Joel Quenneville feels compelled to drop him for whatever reason from first-line wing and into a checking role during games as he has recently, Stalberg feels he can handle that, too.

"I don't think you'd like to be taken off a line," Stalberg said. "At the same time, I know Joel likes to change things. Sometimes it's frustrating to not get the ice time you want. But you just have to stick with it.

"[Against the San Jose Sharks], I got a chance to play with [ Dave] Bolland. I want to find more consistency in my game so if I don't play on that first line, I can play in that checking …