Chapin Landvogt
Registered User
Of course he is. Lou will never resist keeping everyone on board...Even if he once traded them.
What happened to Beauvillier's game is more mysterious than whatever is going on with Sorokin. He's still only 26 and went 15-13-28 in only 43 games just 2 years ago. He's since been traded 3 times and for just a 5th round pick the last 2 deals (which were only 4 months apart). I mean for the Blackhawks to give up on him when they need (young) help everywhere in half a season really speaks volumes. You have to wonder if he really wants to play anymore.
I could see him being in the AHL/out of the league next season.
Honestly, I think he was so secure as an Islander and had his world so unexpectedly jumbled by the trade that the wheels that once established his inconsistency here with us just darn plain spun off entirely.
And I'm thinking that about the only thing that may knock him back on track is to be reunited with the Islander family and get to buy into a new role with fewer expectations.
The legs, hands, and tenacity are there for a highly efficient 4th line role.
Who knows, having a francophone like Roy behind the bench may even be another important plus in his situation?!