Hurricanes resort to cheap tactics to gain advantage over Islanders
The Carolina Hurricanes and New York Islanders have kicked off their first-round playoff series, and a peculiar situation has emerged involving Islanders goaltender Ilya Sorokin. Throughout the game, Sorokin was seen standing, sparking speculation that the Hurricanes hadn't provided a chair for him.
In the intense atmosphere of playoff hockey, teams often look for any advantage they can get over their rivals. This time, the focus is on whether the Hurricanes withheld a chair from Sorokin to gain an edge, hoping that standing throughout the game might wear him down if he needed to step in.
Sorokin doesn't have a chair as the backup for this game 😅
Typically, the visiting team's goaltender is given a chair, but it's unclear in this case whether Sorokin opted to stand or if a chair was indeed missing.
They have had chairs every season maybe he doesn't want to sit.
This subtle move by the Hurricanes could potentially tilt the game in their favor by slightly fatiguing Sorokin.
Source: Houseofhockey
Hurricanes employ cheap tactics to get the upper hand on the Islanders
POLL |
Do you think Ilya Sorokin was given a chair or he was forced to stand? |
He had a chair | 450 | 91.8 % |
Forced to stand | 40 | 8.2 % |
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