{"id":688500,"date":"2026-06-06T19:50:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-06T19:50:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/688500\/"},"modified":"2026-06-06T19:50:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T19:50:08","slug":"alexandar-georgiev-terminates-khl-contract-seeking-nhl-return-pro-hockey-rumors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/688500\/","title":{"rendered":"Alexandar Georgiev Terminates KHL Contract, Seeking NHL Return \u2013 Pro Hockey Rumors"},"content":{"rendered":"

Earlier this season, Alexandar Georgiev<\/a> found himself in the minors with Buffalo and decided to ask for his release to sign a two-year deal in the KHL.\u00a0 Now, he has requested and was granted his release from KHL Spartak, per a league announcement<\/a>.\u00a0 \u00a0His agent Stanislav Romanov told Hockey News Hub (Twitter link<\/a>) that Georgiev\u2019s intention is to return to the NHL next season.<\/p>\n

There was a time early in his NHL career when Georgiev was viewed as a high-end backup with the potential of being a starter.\u00a0 He ultimately received that opportunity in Colorado and while the first year in 2022-23 went well, things went downhill after that.\u00a0 He was eventually sent to San Jose in the 2024-25 campaign and hit the open market last summer.<\/p>\n

But even though he had been a starter in recent years, Georgiev\u2019s struggles ultimately resulted in him having to settle for a one-year, $850K pact with the Sabres just days before training camp started.\u00a0 He ultimately wound up passing through waivers in training camp and then terminated his deal after just two appearances with AHL Rochester.<\/p>\n

Georgiev put up respectable numbers with Spartak overall, posting a 2.37 GAA with a .918 SV% in 24 appearances, numbers that were around the middle of the pack for starters.\u00a0 With that in mind, it\u2019d be surprising if his chances of securing an NHL backup job are any better than they were a year ago.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s UFA crop of goaltenders is headlined by veteran Sergei Bobrovsky<\/a> and Stuart Skinner<\/a> with the rest of the options being backups in all likelihood.\u00a0 Georgiev will join them now but it wouldn\u2019t be surprising if his market winds up being like last summer\u2019s, one that sees him having to wait for a while before accepting what\u2019s likely to be more of a third-string role.<\/p>\n

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