@JFreshHockey@MF1sles I was with Sorokin for the season. He may have been rundown towards the end, but he carried the Islanders as far as they could go.
@RLavoieTVA I was thinking Sorokin as he was carrying the Islanders. Maybe he ran out of steam with overuse and the coaching change. He was my Vezina guy for most of the year.
@BobPagesports Numerous ways to shave. The D seems like the safest way - great answer. Maybe a coach or a scout would pick up on it, but normal fans no way. You could even be on your guy, but the intensity level could be dialed down at the right moment.
@_JordanDecker Buffalo would need to add. Kulich or Helenius plus another 1st round pick. The first rounder being later in the draft doesn’t have the allure of a non-playoff 1st rounder.
@D_Jay72@JFreshHockey Pronger, Marner, Rantanen and Tavares come to mind too. Different reasons for each I’m sure. You look at how NYR treated some of their players recently and you see it’s a business on management’s side too.