One of the reasons the Canadiens signed Alexander Romanov immediately and burned the first year of his entry-level contract was to get him to join the team as soon as possible to live the experience of these unique playoffs and get to know his new teammates and staff.
It was not the only reason, far from it, but it was considered an important part of it.
The Canadiens’ July 26 departure date for Toronto is still relatively far away, but the clock is ticking for Romanov to secure his visa for entry into Canada, something the team and his agent Dan Milstein are working hard to expedite. But right now, it is looking unlikely that Romanov will be able to secure his visa – which requires a medical and collecting biometrics in addition to the paperwork – before Friday at the very earliest. Perhaps that changes, perhaps they find a way to speed up the process between now and then, but that was the situation as of Tuesday.
Romanov was unable to…
