Josef Korenar Fantasy Stats

The San Jose Sharks have resigned goaltender Josef Korenar to a one-year contract. The 23-year-old goaltender was originally signed as an undrafted free agent out of the Czech Republic. He had a strong 2020-21 season split between Europe and the American Hockey League especially during the playoffs. He also appeared in 10 games at the NHL level where he posted a 3.17 GAA and .899 SV%. Ideally, Korenar will spend the 2021-22 season back in the AHL and serve as the club's third-string goalie while gaining valuable experience playing every day. Underperforming veteran goaltender Martin Jones is the only other goalie on the club's active roster and could be at the risk of a buyout or he could be left exposed during the upcoming expansion draft.

San Jose Sharks goaltender Josef Korenar will be back in the cage on Saturday versus Colorado after Martin Jones took a 3-0 loss in the matchup Friday night. It will be the fourth start in five games for the youngster. Korenar has been roughed up a couple of times early in his career, but he will enter Saturday's matchup with a pair of consecutive wins. The 23-year-old beat Arizona in back-to-back outings to start off the week. Korenar is 2-3-0 for the year with a 3.03 goals-against average and a .893 save percentage. He's done well in recent outings, but this is a completely different kind of a challenge and a very tough one against one of the best teams in the league.