Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Musi waJune 30, 2009, Romano akatengeswa kubva kuNew Jersey Devils kuenda kuNew York Islanders mukutsinhana naBen Walter uye chirongwa che2012 chinotarisirwa
sarudza. Mushure mekutengeswa, Romano akapinda "mini-musasa" weVagari veChitsuwa, uko vazhinji vevatambi vechidiki veChitsuwa vakatanga kudzidzira pamwe chete. Nezvekujoinha Islanders, Romano akati, "Ndakaisa nguva yakawanda mukati memakore. Ndakashanda zvakaoma muupenyu hwangu hwose, uye zvichida kuva nokuridza runhare kumwe chete kubva pakutamba navo kunzwa kukuru. Ndiri mukomana womuguta rokumusha uye iri ndiro boka randakakura ndichiriyemura. Pierre Turgeon akanga ari mutambi wangu wandinofarira, uye ndinoyeuka ndichienda kumutambo pavakasiya nhamba yaBryan Trottier. Kungonyaradza chaizvo kuva pano uye kuva pedyo nomusha".