qwijibo Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 Romanov was taken 34th in the 2018 entry draft and is considered one of the top NHL affiliated prospects. By signing now he burns a year off his ELC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bissurnette Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 Great pick by the Habs. I was still out East when they picked him and I saw some analysis of his play shortly after. Good defensive prospect with untapped offensive potential. Handles his own end very well before thinking about offense, which in a day and age where everybody is obsessed with points and bottom line stats, it is refreshing to see. A defenseman has to be able to play defense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mll Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 (edited) Romanov will not be allowed to play. The league initially did not want to allow new ELC signings for this season. They consider rosters set and find unfair that teams would be allowed to add them although it's a CBA negotiated rule. Makar, Boeser, Hughes and many others were allowed to sign once their season was over and play immediately. Last season Gavrikov signed once his KHL season was over and stepped right into the playoffs for CBJ. There was a real risk that several players would stay an additional year in the KHL because of that rule change and next season delayed. It's a one-off for this season only. Podkolzin for example will be allowed to sign once his KHL season is over and play. Edited July 13, 2020 by mll Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 So does that mean if Rathbone actually signs this week, he could join the team (after quarantine) for phases 3 and 4, come to training camp, practice with the Canucks, remain with the team inside the hub, but not participate in any of the actual games during the play-in/playoffs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwijibo Posted July 13, 2020 Author Share Posted July 13, 2020 5 minutes ago, SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME said: So does that mean if Rathbone actually signs this week, he could join the team (after quarantine) for phases 3 and 4, come to training camp, practice with the Canucks, remain with the team inside the hub, but not participate in any of the actual games during the play-in/playoffs? Yes. I believe so. It would also burn a year of his contract Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Vintage Canuck- Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 Official now: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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