The New York Islanders needed goal scoring so GM Lou Lamoriello signed a 30-goal scorer from the KHL as a free agent. We discuss his skill set and what we can expect from him now that he has signed with the Islanders.
Plus, we continue our player-by-player look at the Islanders with goalie Ilya Sorokin. We review his season and why his play fell off, plus what to expect from Sorokin next year when his huge contract extension kicks in.
And we go over all the NTCs and modified NTCs on the Isles present roster which illustrates one of the bigger obstacles facing the team if they want to improve their roster this offseason.
All that and more on today’s Locked On Islanders Podcast with Gil Martin.
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27 Comments
His nick name will be ZIP-lock
get rid of barzal lo l
30 goal scorer 🤔🙄 no offense Gil but i’ll believe it when I see it
Maybe he can be a good 3rd liner. Can't be worse than holmstrom, Fasching or even Engvall
Any help is help, before signing any one he should be getting rid of the dead wood on the team, we’ll see where this leads to, thank you Gil, fix Sorokin he’s amazing something just wasn’t right with him this year
Sorokin's 5 HOLE PROBLEM! I believe you forgot to mention that Gil.. He was a sieve let's hope he returns to form..
Move tells me we aren’t going to sign anyone in the off-season nor move anyone out(due to Lou’s contracts)
Trade sorokin not worth the risk lol
What good would that do? He won’t join the team this season when it’s an upcoming win now year.
trade sorokin or renegotiate the contract
It would be a miracle if this guy even makes the squad. 25 years old and his highest goal total was 10 before this past year.
well, it's a start in the right direction, at least! He's getting creative!
Good 🌄 Gil.how are you? The Islanders signed a 30 goal scorer from The KHL. He's only 25 years old, put the puck in the net, can play both ways, and he throws his weight around; however, he's not a speedster. He'll fit in nicely with Patrick Roy's system. Ilya Sorokin a disappointing season . A come down for The Vezina 🍹winner. You're tight. Gil, it's not right to put all of this on Sorokin, it's kind of COMMUNITY EFFORT. He's got Patrick Roy, an excellent goalie with Montreal and in CO.
I hope he can get back on track. That's a NO TRADE CLAUSE I wouldn't mind having. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, AARON NEST. Hear from you tomorrow, Gil, oh did you get my reply referring to The Late Dan Kelly, the announcer for The St. Louis Blues, but for 05/24/1980, he made the 🤙that will stay with Islander fans FOR LIFE. Looks like I'm not getting my wish, The Rangers are still in it. Now it's up to FL to keep their claws exposed, and that's if they get past Boston. Oh, before I forget, LET'S GO ISLANDERS.
fingers crossed his game translates well to the nhl
Good morning team. Quick question, Gil. 30 goals in the AHL, what does that translate to in the NHL? I do like that he is south of 30 years old. Maybe Lou is FINALLY trying to put something together. Plenty more to do though. Thank you for another excellent show, Sir. Did anyone else see that Ranger game last night? Canes ran out of gas, but the Rangers cream came to the top when they needed it. Everyone, have a wonderful weekend! See you all again Monday. Until then.. Let's Go Islanders!!
I feel like it was something else. Either an undisclosed injury or his personal life had issues. We will never know, bit we have to remember that they are kids and humans
Lou has to go. The game has passed him by. Take these guys with you, Palm, Lee, Martin, Ciz, Clutter, Jean, Engvail, MacLean, Bortuzzo,.Fasch,…Start this season with…..Maggio, DuFour, Jefferies, Tikkanen… time to turn the page on these old timers and bring up the kids
Go get Jim Nil's assistant…Dallas had a great draft
Hi 👋 Gil , great signing i think 🤔 we need offense. I am back from Florida. Enjoy your weekend.
1000% we all know the best future results are to send in the young kids and let them grow, we’ve got to many passengers on the team, guys with contracts 5-7 million a year that could care less, it all has to start with getting rid of Lamarillo
I can’t think of any instances where undrafted, KHL free agents, come to the NHL and turn out to be good players. I could be wrong but I can’t think of one. Hopefully this works out.
Really enjoy these daily updates ! Maybe Sorokin will be agreeable to restructure, to free up some $ to sign some top 6 guys . Let's go Islanders!
How can you trust or believe in any decision made by LL???
Gm Gil. I feel like I am watching Moneyball without the results.
Not a great skater, not much speed- Lou: Perfect!
So maybe this guy will continue to get better. I’m thinking he’ll be a good bottom 6 player. Maybe he can help on the PP/PK. Can’t get much worse on PK. As an entry level contract this can’t have a significant cap hit.
Like Steve Austin, the bionic man. A team barely alive. Lou lamarillo: We can rebuild them. We have the technology. We can make them better than they were. Better, stronger, faster"