Follow me on Twitter: @BenShelley_20 Follow HockeyBuzz Islanders on Twitter: @HB_Islanders The New York Islanders announced a three-year contract extension for goaltender Ilya Sorokin last week, worth $4 million per year. The deal was announced at the same time as extensions for Anthony Beauvillier, Casey Cizikas and Kyle Palmieri. If you’re interested in reading some thoughts on the other three contract extensions, you can do so here: Analyzing Anthony Beauvillier’s new contract Analyzing Casey Cizikas’ new contract Analyzing Kyle Palmieri’s new contract Sorokin came to the Islanders with a ton of hype. He’d been dominant in Russia and despite his age, he was viewed as one of the best goaltending prospects in the world. In his rookie NHL season, he didn’t disappoint. After a bit of a slow start, Sorokin started to take on a larger workload as the year went on. He finished the regular season with a .918 save percentage in 22 games and even went onto play in seven playoff games with the Islanders, managing an even better .922 save percentage.
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