Value of: G. Ilya Sorokin

[Jester9881]

If the Islanders were to sign Lehner long term, they no longer need Sorokin who has one more year left on his KHL contract. What teams would be interested, and what would they be willing to give up?

Ilya Sorokin at eliteprospects.com

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[Postanin CB Ting]

Kerfoot + Martin

 

[blinkman360]

I don’t see any way Lehner signing affects Sorokin’s future here. In Lehner’s best year - last year - he still essentially split time as a 1A. Greiss has one year left which just happens to be when Sorokin’s KHL contract ends.

Unless Bob signs here, I doubt any goalie will change the fact that Sorokin is NYI’s future in net.

 

[Jester9881]

I don’t see any way Lehner signing affects Sorokin’s future here. In Lehner’s best year - last year - he still essentially split time as a 1A. Greiss has one year left which just happens to be when Sorokin’s KHL contract ends.

Unless Bob signs here, I doubt any goalie will change the fact that Sorokin is NYI’s future in net.

Lehner is going to sign as a #1 somewhere (4-6 years for 5+m). From where I stand, it looks like a one or the other situation. If the Isles bring back Lehner at that contract, how do you work Sorokin in?

 

[Sparksrus3]

I don’t see any way Lehner signing affects Sorokin’s future here. In Lehner’s best year - last year - he still essentially split time as a 1A. Greiss has one year left which just happens to be when Sorokin’s KHL contract ends.

Unless Bob signs here, I doubt any goalie will change the fact that Sorokin is NYI’s future in net.

The isles are very experienced in the 3 goalie system

 

[blinkman360]

Lehner is going to sign as a #1 somewhere (4-6 years for 5+m). From where I stand, it looks like a one or the other situation. If the Isles bring back Lehner at that contract, how do you work Sorokin in?

It’s pretty simple - you bring him over and give him Greiss’s games. If he outshines Lehner you shift their roles. Lehner will still be getting enough starts to warrant his contract. If it’s 4 years total that’s 3 years once Sorokin makes the jump. It can be one exclusively as a backup, one as a 1B, and - hopefully if he pans out as expected - the final year where Sorokin takes over as the #1.

I have a difficult time seeing Lehner turning down 4 years coming off a 1-year “show-me” deal. IMO it won’t be too difficult to make it work.

 

[SI]

Lehner is going to sign as a #1 somewhere (4-6 years for 5+m). From where I stand, it looks like a one or the other situation. If the Isles bring back Lehner at that contract, how do you work Sorokin in?

You have to think about expansion draft too.

Greiss (35-40 games) and Lehner (40+ games) next year

You can ease Sorokin into taking over as #1

 

[16thOverallSaveUs]

MN wild need as many future goalies as possible

 

[Habsrule]

Unproven prospect goalies really do not carry much value. It makes very little sense to trade him. The return would be very unflattering.

 

[The Crypto Guy]

Maybe a 3rd?

Sorry but unproven goalies have almost no value, esp one that may never even come to NA. If the Rangers were to try and trade Georgiev right now who had a good rookie season even he would fetch almost nothing.