The Implications of Islanders' Patrick Roy Yanking Ilya Sorokin - The Hockey Writers New York Islanders Latest News, Analysis & More

After going down 2-0 in the first-round series against the Carolina Hurricanes, Islanders' head coach Patrick Roy decided it was time to use his team's de facto number-one goaltender, the one he had called his “Ferrari” hours before, Ilya Sorokin. It seemed like a sound plan, but after the Formula 1 severely backfired, Roy had to get the “Cadillac,” backup goaltender Semyon Varlamov, back in the crease. Now, in the aftermath of a 3-2 defeat in which Sorokin allowed all three goals, what are the implications?