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The New York Islanders have finally made it official with top goaltending prospect, Ilya Sorokin.
Yesterday, it was announced that Sorokin signed his one-year entry-level contract, which will last for the remainder of the season.
Ilya Sorokin signs with the New York Islanders for the remainder of 2019-2020 season. #WeAreGoldStar! pic.twitter.com/NLdGq47aR2
— Dan Milstein-Hockey (@HockeyAgent1) July 13, 2020
Sorokin won’t be allowed to play any games with New York in this year’s playoffs, however.
The larger piece of news came this morning, as the Islanders announced that they’ve signed Sorokin to a one-year extension for the 2020-21 season, which CapFriendly confirmed, carries an AAV of $2 million.
Ilya Sorokin #Islanders
— CapFriendly (@CapFriendly) July 14, 2020
1 year / 1-way contract for 2020-21
$2,000,000 AAV
($1,000,000 Base + $1,000,000 SB)
He'll be a Group 2 RFA with Arbitration rights when his new deal expires.https://t.co/KaYfecB0mg pic.twitter.com/eOtjnaZWTd
This is a great extension for the Islanders. I had previously thought the AAV could be coming in between $4 and $5 million on a multi-year deal, but even on a one-year deal, I would have expected it to be quite a bit higher than $2 million. It’ll give the Islanders a year to make sure that Sorokin is able to adjust to the NHL, which I’m sure he will, before committing to him on a long-term basis. It also means that Thomas Greiss will almost certainly be heading to free agency this year, but that’s not overly shocking.
This is a big win for the Islanders and if all goes to plan, they’ve just signed a future NHL star.
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