DiPietro, who signed a 15-year deal with the Isles in 2006 and saw his career derailed by a series of injuries — mainly to his knee and hip — can relate to that more directly than most. His advice: Don’t rush it.

Patrick Roy wasted no time in his first training camp as Islanders coach. The first drill on Thursday morning was run by the Isles’ presumptive top line for 2024-25, with Anthony Duclair and Mathew Barzal flanking Bo Horvat.

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

Like most people who buy insurance, the Islanders hoped they wouldn’t need it. But as Marcus Hogberg, the likely No. 3 goalie for the organization this season, made his preseason debut for the club Sunday,

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

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.

Whether Sorokin is physically healthy or will be on the ice at the start of training camp, however, remains unclear for the time being.

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.