On Thursday, CSKA Moscow was said to be in early talks with Ilya Sorokin on a one-year contract extension for the 2020-21 season. Something that has New York Islanders fans worried that the shot-stopper might never play for the Isles.
Drafted in the third round of the 2014 NHL draft, Sorokin has developed into the best goalie outside of the NHL. Getting him over would be a huge boost for the New York Islanders.
With the fourth-best record in the NHL over the last two years the Isles window is opening. A goalie like Sorokin, who's averaged a 1.