The Tsar went on the long road trip, and received more minutes with each game against Admiral Vladivostok (9:35), Kulun Red Star (11:27) and Amur Tigers (13:44). So far in the KHL season, there is a clear trend for Romanov’s ice time: it just keeps rising.
His play is allowing for that to happen. He handles everything right in the moment, the only small thing I have seen as a mistake so far being the two-minute minor he was called for, it could have been avoided, but if that is the one mistake that stands out, it means he really is playing well.