Training camp and preseason are valuable for coaches and GMs to evaluate players and determine the opening night roster. In some scenarios, a player's efforts can decide whether or not they are with the big club come the first game of the season. Regarding the NY Islanders, a few spots are yet to be decided, but one unquestionable position is who will be between the pipes when the Isles start the season on Oct. 9.
Ilya Sorokin has established himself as one of the league's top netminders. Missing the start of training camp last season after undergoing back surgery over the summer, Ilya Sorokin will enter this season with a full camp under his belt with a chance to become the franchise's second-winningest goalie, needing 37 to surpass Glenn 'Chico' Resch (157).