Prospect Info: Isles Prospect Talk PART IX

[SLAPSHOT723]

So has sanity been restored with Sorokin as the clear-cut starter with Fasth as the erstwhile backup?

The numbers sure say that should be the case -

Ilya Sorokin 8GP, 1.05 GAA .949 SVS%

vs.

Viktor Fasth 7GP, 1.88 GAA .908 SVS%

His SV% continues to be out of this world.

 

[SI90]

Fasth, a goalie who's played in the NHL and put up respectable numbers( played for a horrible EDM team his last year) is playing on the same team as Sorokin and has clearly been inferior to him.

All this talk about it may be that their team is stacked is nonsense. Yes, having a great team helps but the goalie still needs to make the saves and stop the shots. Sorokin does that better than any goalie in the KHL. When you factor in his age it's even that much more impressive.

I wish his club would stop punishing him for wanting to play in the NHL one day and give him the #1 job outright.

 

[SI90]

Crazy how a 1.88 GAA translates to .908 SV%. So few goals in that league.

Personally I feel SV% is more indicative of how good a goalie is than GAA

 

[Caser]

Fasth, a goalie who's played in the NHL and put up respectable numbers( played for a horrible EDM team his last year) is playing on the same team as Sorokin and has clearly been inferior to him.

All this talk about it may be that their team is stacked is nonsense. Yes, having a great team helps but the goalie still needs to make the saves and stop the shots. Sorokin does that better than any goalie in the KHL. When you factor in his age it's even that much more impressive.

I wish his club would stop punishing him for wanting to play in the NHL one day and give him the #1 job outright.

This "punishing" thing can only be found on hfboards, not in the KHL. But regardless of his plans of playing in the NHL noone will give the #1 job to him, he will have to take it - Fasth is getting his money not for being just a backup.

 

[JZCislesHockey]

This "punishing" thing can only be found on hfboards, not in the KHL. But regardless of his plans of playing in the NHL noone will give the #1 job to him, he will have to take it - Fasth is getting his money not for being just a backup.

But it seems that Sorokin is much better than Fasth.

 

[Caser]

But it seems that Sorokin is much better than Fasth.

Sorokin would be "much better" if his backup wasn't Fasth, but some young kid or a career KHL back-up guy. Sorokin is better than Fasth, but in general their level of play is more or less comparable, therefore they probably will get comparable starts in the regular season, just because in this situation CSKA have the luxury of not needing to ride Sorokin game in and game out. If Fasth suddenly will become very bad, Sorokin will be getting much more starts and vice versa.

 

[SI90]

This "punishing" thing can only be found on hfboards, not in the KHL. But regardless of his plans of playing in the NHL noone will give the #1 job to him, he will have to take it - Fasth is getting his money not for being just a backup.

What more can be do? Seems to me he took it last year and hasn't slowed down a bit this year.

 

[Caser]

What more can be do? Seems to me he took it last year and hasn't slowed down a bit this year.

He is doing just fine. At this pace he will be playing something like 30+ regular season games, play-offs (since CSKA is a strong team, it should be something like 15 games at least) and NT games (probably something like 5-10 games, depending on various factors) - I think this is a good workload, I mean, he just turned 21, I'm not sure if a bigger workload wouldn't harm him at this point.

 

[Riseonfire]

We also have to remember that the KHL is not a development league.

 

[Caser]

Another shutout win for Sorokin, stopped 18 shots to get it.

 

[Kevin27NYI]

Another shutout win for Sorokin, stopped 18 shots to get it.

Insane

 

[scott99]

Another shutout win for Sorokin, stopped 18 shots to get it.

I guess his coach's disrespect motivated him. Back to back shutouts are a big FU to his coach.

 

[SI90]

I guess his coach's disrespect motivated him. Back to back shutouts are a big FU to his coach.

This kid is legit.

 

[SLAPSHOT723]

This kid is legit.

Extremely legit. We have a potential star goalie in our system.

 

[danteipp]

Ilya Sorokin is now at: 9 GP, 0.93 GAA and .954 SVS%. That is just insane.

 

[SLAPSHOT723]

Ilya Sorokin is now at: 9 GP, 0.93 GAA and .954 SVS%. That is just insane.

Holy all things hockey that is ridiculous.

 

[Lame Lambert]

Ilya Sorokin is now at: 9 GP, 0.93 GAA and .954 SVS%. That is just insane.

 

[BTrotts19]

Ilya Sorokin is now at: 9 GP, 0.93 GAA and .954 SVS%. That is just insane.

Man, he is either gonna be a top tier NHL goaltender in 5-6 yrs or we are all going to be in for a monumental disappointment.

 

[xECK29x]

Man, he is either gonna be a top tier NHL goaltender in 5-6 yrs or we are all going to be in for a monumental disappointment.

Seriously, if this kid busts, like what the hell hockey Gods?

 

[A Pointed Stick]

At this rate we can move all three of our goaltenders and the defense.

Put him on JT's wing.

Make him the GM.

Just get him here.

 

[Local290]

What is his win/loss record?

 

[islesfan3913]

What is his win/loss record?

Looks like he's at 7-0-1

 

[LeapOnOver]

I see that MVS got sent back to juniors right quick, lol. No real surprise I guess.

 

[xECK29x]

I see that MVS got sent back to juniors right quick, lol. No real surprise I guess.

He was pretty raw when drafted, hell need some time

 

[Felix Unger]

He was pretty raw when drafted, hell need some time

Yeah, he's a project for sure. Great raw athleticism, though.

Still, I'm more excited about Wotherspoon.