Ilya Sorokin signing with the Isles

[butch]

Zorro you made my heart skip a beat hoping the white whale signed his Elc .

[DocMcPuffin]

Is this kid going to be the real deal??

Going off my uneducated opinion, everyone knows goalies are voodoo, but one cannot deny his success, even if most of it comes from playing in the K. I really feel like he will come in and will be a legit starter in no time. I have no issues saying he will be among the elite NHL tenders for a long time.

[Zorro]

Zorro you made my heart skip a beat hoping the white whale signed his Elc .

Sorry my friend.. HaHa

[butch]

Sorry my friend.. HaHa

when I watch his youtube clips I'm most impressed with his movement in the crease during those scrambling loose puck battles right in the blue paint where many nhl goals are scored . He's apparently really good in the mental toughness dept. too .

[Zorro]

The Isles sure could use a stud between the pipes!!

[Dennis]

Dan Milstein-Hockey@HockeyAgent1

Ilya Sorokin signs with the New York Islanders for the remainder of 2019-2020 season. #WeAreGoldStar!

[butch]

yay , they're finally holding hands

[Dennis]

Capfriendly lists the extension at 1-year $2M


Dan Milstein-Hockey@HockeyAgent1

Ilya Sorokin signs contract extension with the New York Islanders for 1 year for season 2020-2021

[butch]

nice , so he burned his elc and signed a 1 year RFA deal for 20-21 for 2 mil (1m signing bonus)

1 year left of control (RFA) after the 20-21 season

[Dennis]

Yep, he did quite well for himself too. Got over double what Elvis got last year in a similar situation. And while I don't have a clue as to tax difference between New York and Russia I don't think he took too big of a pay-cut from his KHL salary (I recently read it was around $2M but didn't see a confirmed source.)

[butch]

Yep, he did quite well for himself too. Got over double what Elvis got last year in a similar situation. And while I don't have a clue as to tax difference between New York and Russia I don't think he took too big of a pay-cut from his KHL salary (I recently read it was around $2M but didn't see a confirmed source.)

apparently he was making 1.5 mil u.s per season on khl deal . no idea on taxes either .

[Zorro]

nice , so he burned his elc and signed a 1 year RFA deal for 20-21 for 2 mil (1m signing bonus)

1 year left of control (RFA) after the 20-21 season

Russian players coming over seem to have all the power these days!! Sorokin, Kaprizov, etc..

[butch]

Russian players coming over seem to have all the power these days!! Sorokin, Kaprizov, etc..

yeah its really not fair but if theres loopholes lawyers will find them .You'd think the NHL would at least push for elimination of the college loopholes which allow certain drafted guys become free agents after X amount of time . (Vesey and others )

[Dennis]

There is no college loophole. All drafted players except players drafted out of countries whose hockey federation has no transfer-agreement with the NHL (just Russian now I believe) rights expire. As for Russian players having all the power, Dugan, Perunovich, Mitchell, and Rathbone all just signed contracts burning an ELC year as well. Happens every year.

Furthermore, other than players drafted out of Russia, NCAA are at the greatest disadvantage. Not only do NCAA "amateur athlete" rules prevent them from signing a contract (and getting a signing bonus) while playing NCAA, they likely need to take on debt to play as there are no full-ride hockey scholarships, and NHL teams hold onto their rights an extra month and a half compared to CHL, USHL, and European players. NCAA players get the short stick compared to their peers and every year there are countless complaints about a NCAA loophole that doesn't exist.

Entwistle signs on the dotted, and lucrative, line with Chicago <- 3rd round pick Mackenzie Entwhistle signs ELC, continues to play in OHL, gets nearly $100k signing bonus, "I've never seen money like that before," he said. "So it will be cool. I just have to use it right."

Stars prospect Riley Tufte returning for junior season at UMD, but focused on Dallas future <- 1st round pick Riley Tufte, can't sign anything, in debt for school, takes on odd jobs around campus for pocket money, “It includes a lot of landscaping,” Tufte told The Athletic. “Just trying to get a little bit of money in there to pay for my college rent.”

and let's add in a Russian guy for anyone who argues rights shouldn't expire

Prospect notes: Max Shalunov to remain in KHL after no word from Blackhawks “I’ve been sending messages to (Blackhawks general manager Stan Bowman),” Shalunov’s agent Shumi Babaev said Friday. “Maybe he’s busy. I was waiting for a reply. What am I supposed to do?”

[butch]

I surrender Dennis ! hehe