"Greco had been with the Islanders since 2018, brought in by Lou Lamoriello and Barry Trotz. He played a pivotal role in helping reshape the franchise from mediocrity to a legitimate contender. He developed Robin Lehner into a Vezina Trophy finalist and won the William Jennings Trophy alongside Thomas Greiss in 2019. Greco also revitalized Semyon Varlamov's career before Sorokin arrived."
"But I always felt, Hey, let the goalie do their thing.' I think I have some things I can share with him. I'm not going to help him on the technique side of the game, but I think I can help him on the mental side of the game because my career was not just a Cinderella story. I had good games, but I also had some bad ones."
The New York Islanders parted ways with goalie coach Piero Greco and promoted Sergei Naumov from the AHL Bridgeport affiliate to reunite with Ilya Sorokin. Greco had been with the Islanders since 2018 after being brought in by Lou Lamoriello and Barry Trotz and had developed Robin Lehner into a Vezina Trophy finalist, shared the William Jennings Trophy with Thomas Greiss in 2019, and revitalized Semyon Varlamov. Sorokin has regressed since finishing second in the 2023 Vezina vote, posting an .873 save percentage and 3.90 goals-against average, prompting head coach Patrick Roy to address his mental approach.
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