Former Ranger Goodrow doesn't address his former team, only talks Sharks

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Joshua Deeds
September 20, 2024 (8:28 PM)

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Barclay Goodrow was once a San Jose Shark, and what was old is new again.

He has found himself in San Jose, as a result of GM Chris Drury exercising questionable judgment to waive him, since he didn't waive his no-trade clause to San Jose.

Instead, he was on the way to San Jose, as GM Mike Grier quickly swooped him up.

There was talk of Goodrow being angry about his 15-team NTC being circumvented but during interviews at training camp he spoke up:

Whatever happened in the summer will kind of stay in the summer,» he said.

Instead of discussing his former squad, he was excited to talk about his future in teal.

«I haven't had any issues with him, or any doubt that he's not all in here and not excited to be here,» Sharks GM Mike Grier said. «He's a good pro, and I think he's got lots of great memories here. When you're an athlete, sometimes, I think, there's always shock when you have to move your family or move situations. I think there was a little bit of that for him, but ever since I've spoken to him, I've had nothing but the feeling that he's excited to be here.»

Goodrow would connect with rookie Will Smith about the 2019 playoffs, and how the media blew things out of proportion this offseason.

Goodrow, on everything that happened in the summer:

I think whatever happened in the summer will kind of stay in the summer. I have a lot of different opinions on what happened, but I'll choose to keep those to myself. And I'm excited to be here and excited to get things started.

Goodrow, on what makes him excited to join a cellar-dwelling team like the San Jose Sharks:

It's a new challenge. Obviously, things haven't gone as well as everyone had hoped here in the last few years. It's time to turn things around and get it back in a place where it was when I first came here.

Goodrow seems to have accepted his new role in San Jose, which like veterans do in rebuilding lineups, is to construct a winning culture from the ground up.

Which he knows what it's like given he's been in the playoffs consistently, and won 2 Stanley Cups in Tampa Bay.

Goodrow, on when SAP Center is like when the Sharks are winning:

Yeah, it's awesome. Smitty was asked me yesterday, what it was like during that Game Seven against Vegas. I said it's the loudest building I've ever experienced. When we're rolling here, and the team's competitive, it's a great place to play, a great building to play in.

Goodrow, on if there's still resentment about what happened with the New York Rangers:

I prefer not to say.

Goodrow, on when he got over what happened:

I think it was kind of more blown up in the media than what was actually going on. Just because I didn't talk to you guys. Didn't necessarily mean I was needing to get over something. I was enjoying my summer.

More or less it sounds like Goodrow has decided to move on from the New York Rangers. Whatever anger was there has dissolved, and he's focused on the long game in San Jose.

Source: San Jose Hockey Now
Goodrow Doesn't Want To Talk About Rangers, Excited To Be With Sharks