Renaud Lavoie: Defenseman Alexander Romanov can’t officially sign his entry-level contract with the Montreal Canadiens until noon today, and they’ll have a 48-hour window to get the contract done.
Renaud Lavoie: Romanov will join the Canadiens for Phase 3 and Phase 4. He is not eligible to play in any games but he can practice with the team.
He will burn the first year of his entry-level deal.
Montreal Canadiens: Romanov will be arriving in Montreal from Russia and he’ll need to go into quarantine before he is allowed to start skating with the team.