This seemed to be something of a formality after Ilya Sorokin’s agent announced he’d signed an ELC with the Islanders that he can’t really use (he’s ineligible for the upcoming playoffs), but Islanders fans know not to ever count birds in the bush, lest the bush be of the johnus spanofraudus variant that botanists warn us about.
So, officially: the Islanders announced today that Sorokin has agreed to terms on another contract (“extension,” technically) for the 2020-21 season that the NHL hopes will begin in December.
Big news, because one of the top (if not the top) goalies outside the NHL is now, after much hype and waiting, heading over to the Islanders at what will be his age 25 season.