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The goalie of the future is now getting paid like it. The New York Islanders and G Ilya Sorokin have agreed to an 8 year, $66 million contract extension, according to an announcement by the Islanders.
After being named a Vezina trophy finalist and helping to lead the Islanders to the playoffs, Sorokin gets rewarded with a new contract. This upcoming season, he will play out the final year of a 3 year, $12 million contract signed before the 2021-2022 season.
Beginning in 2024-2025 is the new contract for Sorokin. That deal has a $8.25 million AAV, with all $66 million coming in salary. He has a full no movement clause for the first 4 seasons of the contract. Starting in the 2028-2029 season, he gets a modified no trade clause in the form of a 16 team no trade list. The contract expires at the end of the 2031-2032 season.
New York GM Lou Lamoriello said of the extension that "It's obvious that you don't want a player of his stature to go into the last year of his contract. I think it's a lot of pressure on the player. Ilya wanted to be here. We wanted Ilya to be here. There's no better time to do it."
Sorokin posted fantastic numbers last season for the Islanders. Leading the league with 6 shutouts, he had a 31-22-7 record with a .924 save percentage and 2.34 GAA in 60 starts and 62 games. He went 2-4 with a .924 save percentage and 2.60 GAA in 6 playoff games.
All 3 of Sorokin's years in the NHL have been with the Islanders after being drafted by them in 2014. He has a 70-46-18 record with 94 quality starts and 16 shutouts over those 3 years. He has amassed a 2.34 GAA and .924 save percentage in 133 starts and 136 games. He also has a 6-5 record with a .923 save percentage and 2.70 GAA across 11 starts and 13 games in the playoffs.
The signing of Sorokin comes on the heels of the Islanders also extending goalie partner Semyon Varlamov in addition to re-signing Pierre Engvall and Scott Mayfield.
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