With Ilya Sorokin's offseason back surgery announced Monday, what will the season hold for the Islanders' back end?

Ilya Sorokin did not participate in an informal veterans’ skate following Islanders rookie camp Thursday. Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman speculated last week on his “32 Thoughts” podcast that Sorokin was “battling something,

Ilya Sorokin is recovering from offseason back surgery. That's not the issue, what will be is how the Islanders approach it.

Regarding New York Islanders star netminder Ilya Sorokin, the cat is out of the bag. The 29-year-old goaltender, who is entering the first of an eight-year deal worth $8.25 million annually, suffered an offseason upper-body, which general manager Lou Lamoriello shared with us this past Friday.

Patrick Roy started off his first Islanders training camp with a new trio on the top line and a throwback on the third.

The boys are back! No, not the NHL Islanders (okay them too) but Mike and Dan for Islanders Anxiety. But yeah, on the eve of camp and from their annual charity golf tournament, we’ve got some player interviews.

Isles coach, as his first training camp nears, revealed why top goaltender Ilya Sorokin won't be ready for camp.

Patrick Roy accidentally announced to the media that goaltender Ilya Sorokin underwent back surgery during the summer. While we don’t yet know the severity of the injury and its consequences, we do know that Sorokin is not expected to be ready for the start of training camp.