Jaros agreed to terms on a one-year contract with Spartak Moscow on Monday, per Hockey News Hub.
Jaros was placed on unconditional waivers by the Blue Jackets on Oct. 2 to secure his release from the club. It seems the 29-year-old defenseman would rather play overseas in the KHL than in the minors, where he was certainly headed once the Jackets' training camp wrapped up. At this point, this probably marks the end of Jaros' NHL career, which would see him eventually retire having played in 94 regular-season games for the Senators, Sharks and Devils.
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Christian Jaros: Placed on unconditional waivers
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Jaros was placed on unconditional waivers by Columbus on Wednesday.
After spending the last four seasons playing in the KHL, Jaros' hopes of making the Columbus roster came to an end just a week before the season began. The veteran blueliner seems likely to return to Russia in hopes of finding a new home in the KHL.
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Blue Jackets' Christian Jaros: Returns to North America
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Jaros signed a one-year, two-way contract with Columbus on Tuesday.
Jaros earned two goals and 12 points in 51 regular-season games with CSKA Moscow of the KHL in 2024-25. He has played in Russia for the last three years, but he has one goal and 13 assists in 94 NHL regular-season appearances. Jaros will compete for a depth spot on the Columbus blue line during training camp.
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Christian Jaros: Contract terminated
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Jaros was placed on unconditional waivers for the purpose of terminating his contract Wednesday.
Jaros has only appeared in 11 games with the Devils this season, going scoreless over that span, so he may have requested to have his contract terminated to pursue an opportunity with a different NHL organization or perhaps even overseas.
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Devils' Christian Jaros: Hits waivers
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Jaros was placed on waivers Sunday, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reports.
Jaros has been a healthy scratch for the last 21 games and has just 11 NHL appearances this season. The 25-year-old will likely head to AHL Binghamton once he clears waivers.
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Devils' Christian Jaros: Has 11 appearances at break
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Jaros heads into the All-Star break with no points in 11 games played.
Jaros has spent most of the season in the press box, and it's hard to blame New Jersey's coaching staff for keeping him there given his lack of production when he cracks the lineup. The 25-year-old blueliner has a minus-4 rating and nine shots this season, having last suited up Jan. 25.
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Devils' Christian Jaros: Exits protocols, practices Sunday
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Jaros exited the COVID-19 protocols and was spotted on the ice during Sunday's practice, Amanda Stein of the Devils' official site reports.
All five New Jersey players that were in the COVID-19 protocols last week have been cleared, and all five were spotted on the ice during Sunday's practice session. Jaros has made just three appearances on the season, however, so he's not expected to carry a lot of upside going forward.
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Devils' Christian Jaros: Enters COVID-19 protocols
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Jaros was placed in the NHL's COVID-19 protocols Monday, Amanda Stein of the Devils' official site reports.
Jaros' absence would explain the team's decision to recall defenseman Kevin Bahl from AHL Utica. The 25-year-old Jaros was just one game back from a hand injury that cost him 22 games this year. With the busy schedule, the blueliner figures to miss the next five contests at least.
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Devils' Christian Jaros: Activated off injured reserve
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Jaros (hand) was removed from injured reserve Monday.
Even with his activation, Jaros is far from a lock to crack the lineup versus the Senators on Monday. Whenever the blueliner does get back on the ice, it will be his first game action since Oct. 21 against the Capitals, a stretch of 19 games on the shelf.
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Devils' Christian Jaros: Lands on IR
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Jaros (hand) was placed on injured reserve Saturday.
Jaros' placement on IR was made retroactive to Nov. 4, so he'll be eligible to return Thursday against the Islanders if healthy, though there's no guarantee that'll be the case. Colton White was recalled from AHL Utica on Saturday to fill in on the back end until Jaros is ready to return.
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Devils' Christian Jaros: Added in one-for-one swap
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Jaros was acquired by the Devils from the Sharks on Monday in exchange for Nick Merkley. In addition, Jaros signed a one-year, two-way contract with New Jersey.
Saros logged just seven games while with San Jose after being traded for back in January of 2021. Game action won't be any easier to come by with the Devils, so fantasy players should be expecting him to log plenty of time in their minors this year.
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Sharks' Christian Jaros: Hands out helper
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Jaros produced an assist in Saturday's 4-2 loss to the Kings.
Jaros earned the secondary helper on Dylan Gambrell's tally in the first period. The assist was Jaros' first point in three games as a Shark. The 25-year-old defenseman is likely to stay in the lineup until Marc-Edouard Vlasic (upper body) can return to action. Jaros has seen only limited usage on the third pairing, so he can be avoided in fantasy.
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Sharks' Christian Jaros: Making Sharks debut
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Jaros will be promoted to the active roster and make his Sharks debut Tuesday versus Anaheim, Curtis Pashelka of The San Jose Mercury News reports.
Jaros picked up three assists in 13 games with the Senators before being traded to San Jose in late January. He's expected to skate on the Sharks' third pairing against the Ducks.
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Sharks' Christian Jaros: Down to taxi squad
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Jaros was reassigned to San Jose's taxi squad Sunday, according to CapFriendly.
Jaros has yet to crack the Sharks' lineup this season. He has, however, picked up three helpers in 11 AHL appearances.
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Sharks' Christian Jaros: On active roster Friday
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Jaros was promoted to the active roster Friday, per CapFriendly.
Jaros continues to fulfill the seventh defenseman role in warmups, which sees him often end up as a healthy scratch on game days. That happened again for Friday's game versus the Kings.
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Sharks' Christian Jaros: Reverts to taxi squad
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Jaros was assigned to the taxi squad Thursday, per CapFriendly.
Jaros will likely continue to serve as a depth defenseman for the Sharks.
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Sharks' Christian Jaros: Sent to AHL San Jose
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Jaros was assigned to AHL San Jose on Tuesday, per CapFriendly.
Jaros has yet to make his Sharks debut, as their defense is fairly consistent from game to game. The 24-year-old will continue to see more playing time in the minors.
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Sharks' Christian Jaros: Bumped up to NHL
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Jaros was promoted to the active roster Monday, per CapFriendly.
Jaros continues joining the active roster on game days but has yet to make his season debut at the NHL level. The 24-year-old has two assists in 10 AHL games this season.
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Sharks' Christian Jaros: Sent to taxi squad
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Jaros was reassigned to the taxi squad Sunday, per CapFriendly.
Jaros continues bouncing between levels but hasn't seen any NHL action this season. He has two assists in 10 AHL games.
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Sharks' Christian Jaros: Joins active roster
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Jaros was promoted to the active roster Friday, CapFriendly reports.
Jaros was a healthy scratch for Friday's tilt with Arizona and has yet to make his season debut.
