Barclay Goodrow is “in a good place” as he enters his second stint with the Sharks, who claimed him off waivers from the Rangers in June in a stunning post-playoff series of events.
Goodrow, who played a crucial role in the Blueshirts’ Stanley Cup push last season, landed with a rebuilding Sharks team despite the “widespread belief” he had San Jose on his 15-team, no-trade list, The Post’s Larry Brooks previously reported, as Rangers GM Chris Drury placed him on waivers and San Jose staked a claim.
“We talked for a while and he’s in a good place and he’s excited,” first-year Sharks coach Ryan Warsofsky said Saturday at the 2024-25 South Carolina Stingrays Fan Fest at North Charleston, according to NHL.com.
Barclay Goodrow landed with the Sharks in June 2024.
“He’s obviously been in San Jose before, and he knows some of the guys. He and [captain Logan Couture] are really close, so that helps. I think he’s kind of turned the page on New York now. This is a business and that’s part of life.”
Goodrow spent the majority of the first six seasons of his NHL career with the Sharks before being traded to the Lightning ahead of their Stanley Cup run during the 2019-20 season.
He was part of the Tampa Bay team that became back-to-back champions in 2020-21.
Goodrow was then traded to the Rangers in June 2021 and signed a six-year deal with the team before the 2021-22 season. He was also named an alternative captain.
The Blueshirts reached the Eastern Conference Final that year, falling to the Lightning in six games.
Barclay Goodrow (21) scores a goal against the Panthers during Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals in May 2024.
Barclay Goodrow was originally traded to the Rangers in 2021.
The Rangers entered the 2023-24 season with Stanley Cup aspirations once again following a first-round playoff exit to the Devils in the spring of 2023.
Goodrow, who recorded four goals and eight assists in 80 regular-season games, logged six goals and two assists through 16 playoff games, with the Rangers reaching the Eastern Conference Final before losing to the eventual champion Panthers in six games.
Despite his playoff heroics — notably his two goals in Game 3 of the ECF — Goodrow carried a $3.61 million-per-year price tag, with the organization needing to shake things up as the Stanley Cup drought extends to three decades.
Barclay Goodrow spent nearly six seasons with the Sharks.
Warsofsky, a former Sharks assistant coach who was elevated to the top job following David Quinn’s firing in April, said Goodrow has “responded great” amid stark changes.
“He’s all bought in and I’m excited because he’s a big piece of our team and I think he’s excited, too,” the coach said.
The Sharks will visit the Rangers on Nov. 14, with the Blueshirts visiting San Jose on March 29, 2025.
