A young netminder has earned himself a new contract. On Wednesday, St. Louis Blues general manager Doug Armstrong announced that the team has signed goaltender Georgi Romanov to a one-year, two-way contract for the 2025-26 season.
The offseason has arrived for half of the league’s teams that aren’t taking part in the playoffs. Accordingly, it’s now time to examine what they will need to accomplish over the coming months. First up is a look at San Jose.
The San Jose Sharks have signed depth goaltender Gabriel Carriere to a one-year, two-way contract. Carriere was moved from the ECHL to the AHL in mid-February after splitting time between the rosters for much of the year.
NHL head coaches have to hire good assistants. They have to set an overarching philosophy, juggle lineup configurations, and do the kind of “man management” that is impossible to track statistically.
DENVER — The San Jose Sharks have traded goaltender Vitek Vanecek to the Florida Panthers. Center-winger Patrick Giles is coming back to the Sharks. The deal was first reported by the AP’s Tim Reynolds.
You don’t see this everyday. And Georgi Romanov wasn’t seeing it either! On Saturday, in Rockford, Romanov was tending goal for the San Jose Barracuda when his stick was propelled up into the protective netting above the glass.
It’s been two months since the start of the season, and San Jose Sharks prospect Georgi Romanov is still sporting a plain white mask. A Sharks-themed mask is coming.