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Islanders: Why Ilya Sorokin can be a huge success in year one

Ilya Sorokin #90 of the CSKA Moscow (Photo by Anna Sergeeva/ Getty Images)

Ilya Sorokin will make his debut for the New York Islanders in 20-21. With no previous NHL experience, how do we know he’s going to be great in year one?

Ilya Sorokin will make his long-awaited debut for the New York Islanders in 20-21. After drafting him in the third round of the 2014 NHL draft, Sorokin is finally here.

Just about everyone believes that Sorokin will be the real deal in nets for the Islanders. And it’s hard to argue against that logic.