The New York Islanders gambled and started Ilya Sorokin in Game 3 but Sorokin struggled and the Islanders lost 3-2. They are now trailing the Carolina Hurricanes 3-0 in their best-of-seven Stanley Cup Playoff series.
The Isles outplayed the Canes for long stretches of this game but Frederik Andersen was outstanding while Sorokin let in three soft goals.
We have our hero and goat of the game and explain why the Islanders trail in this series despite having a chance to win all three games.
We also preview Saturday’s Game 4 which is win or go home for the Isles.
All this and more on today’s Locked On Islanders Podcast with Gil Martin.
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look you CANNOT be a team like we are that is DEFENSELESS …carolina after this series will have beaten us 3 CONSECUTIVE PLAYOFF SERIES. This is very bad for the fan base that you essentially have one team in carolina who we might as well just concede the series to and dont show up because they are going to beat us EVERY TIME , WE HAVE NO ANSWERS. Its like carolina is bullying us and pounding us into oblivion and theres absolutely nothing we can do about it. Thats on ownership and management to change the narrative. I for one DO NOT agree on giving sorokin a 8 year contract or any player for that matter. It should always be a renewable 1 year contract which only renews if they perform well.
Team sucks Sorokin should rename himself SawItGoIn
'Turn out the lights…' well you know the song. The lights will probably be turned out saturday for isles at ubs. This up and down back and fourth uneven season finally over. A video out today says louzer could be on the 'fired' after playoff failure list along with holland, keefe, and pouty deboer. I agree one of them needs to be shown the door by sunday afternoon. Nothing else to say. The s c drought hits 41 soon.
You can point fingers at the goalie. You can point fingers at the stars. U can points fingers at the coach. You can point fingers at the refs. You can point fingers at bad puck luck. But at some point you just have to realize you are outmatched. In this case, the canes are just the better team in every category.
The Islanders need to bottom out. If they get eliminated four straight, I think it would be a good thing. Ownership needs to get rid of Lou. They need to go to a successful organization like Boston, Vegas, or Colorado and get an executive there who will change things.
T-O-A-S-T
Coach Roy was correct “We win as a team, we lose as a team.” My experience with a goalie that could play? It was always from the neck up, if he struggled. Our goalie would play the opposition and they couldn’t get a marble past him, let alone the puck
for 2-3 weeks and all of a sudden, out of the blue, he’d have a 1-4 game stretch where he couldn’t stop a beachball! I know; it wasn’t the NHL level. However, it was on a fairly decent level and when he played badly it was always in Joe’s head. (That was our netminder's name) and he’s my son’s Godfather. Freddy Anderson was the difference tonight. I’ve finally learned at 52 years old “It’s just a hockey game.” Good job Gil. Let’s go Isles
Hey Gil do you watch other sports during the off season? if so could you share? What sports and favorite teams?
"sorokin stumbles" god, why was he not in game 2? Why treat him like a Hail Mary rookie? Varly is good, but they LOST game one, make the change then not when you're against the wall. Sorokin was thrown to the wolves and disrespected, shame on Roy and whoever thought this was a good idea. Tell Varly there's a short leash tonight and pull him after 2 goals for Sorokin. Don't chuck in there for the start, then do this to the most talented player on your team. I don't blame sorokin for not being there, they treated him as a scapegoat. No one's gonna talk about the 2rd period blown lead now and just dogpile on sorokin, trash org.
We lost to the better team. No shame in that. The shame comes if the organization does not make some moves to improve the team by making them younger. The window has closed on this group of players. Only question is: Is Lou the right GM for the job?
The Islanders played better tonight, but the better team won. Sorokin's struggles continued as they have for most of the season. He's not the sole reason they lost, but he was a contributor for sure. To me, the Islanders averaging only 2 goals per game in the series is the biggest contributor to being 1 game away from being swept. Their inability to bury their chances has hurt them all season long, and tonight was no exception.
Gil, the first goal deflected off Reilly’s stick. Good let’s put varly in and have Skarek as the backup. Let’s get this season over with on Saturday. We don’t win matinee’s anyway. Shouldn’t have even made the playoffs with our loser points. I’m still praying malkin will get rid of senile Lou! But will I be surprised if he’s back next year definitely NOT. Will I be shocked if the fossil resigns clutter and Martin. Nope! Let’s go Mets
I did once post, I hope the islanders don’t make the playoffs, because I didn’t want to see them humiliated, it wouldn’t matter who they played 1st round, great show on point as always thank you Gil, ie Sorokin’s starts getting 8.5M next year that’s a big investment hopefully he turns back to the all star goalie he’s capable of being
TRADE SIROKIN HE IS OVERRATED AND OVERPAID AND HE IS STUPID. HE DOESNT KNOW WHERE THE PUCK IS NOR DOES HE UNDERSTAND THAT YOU CANT STAND AT THE TOP OF THE CREASE. IT'S NOT THAT HE WAS TERRIBLE TONIGHT HE HAS BEEN TERRIBLE SINCE 2021.
Gil always nails it! I understand why they switched goalies, (change momentum) but I think when you go into the playoffs you should stick to your guy unless he's failing miserably. Varly played well in Games 1 & 2. No reason to switch. But okay, it's Sorokin, so you think it might gives us an edge. Sadly, it didn't work. I don't think the goals he let up tonight though were entirely his fault. Maybe one or two he could have had, but still they were good shots. The defense should never let the opposition get that close and have that much time to set up. I get Roy was hoping for a boost, but honestly Varly would have stopped at least one of the three goals, in my opinion. And you make things worse by switching sometimes. Still, the way this team is playing we all know they're done. I don't blame our goalies at all. In fact, they're the reason why we made the playoffs. Our best players are not scoring (where's Horvat & Barzal?) and the defense although it's minimizing shots somehow always facocks it up at the worst moments like the 3rd and 4th goals in game two. We cannot get out of our zone to save our lives either! I say fire Lou at this point and trade almost everyone and start fresh. This group has gone as far as it can.
The Islanders played well enough to have won this game unfortunately, Sorokin had an awful game
Just wanted to give you a shoutout Gil. I'm a canes fan and listen to you when the teams meet and imo this is one of the better locked on's out there.
Thank God, this miserable season will be over on Saturday. The Islanders need a major retooling and have no business being in the playoffs.