Rick DiPietro: A Promising Career Cut Short Dayton Reimer | December 17, 2025 For years, Rick DiPietro has been considered one of the biggest draft busts of all time, and it’s hard to argue against it. Selected first overall in 2000 by the…
Ilya Sorokin Has Reshaped the Islanders’ Season THW Staff | December 17, 2025 If you’ve been watching the New York Islanders lately, you’ve noticed the shift. It’s not just in the win column—though, sitting second in the Metropolitan Division, that’s certainly where it…
Sorokin’s Record-Breaking Highs & Puzzling Lows a Challenge for the Islanders THW Staff | November 10, 2025 Goaltending is a game of managing contradictions. A netminder can appear impenetrable for 60 minutes, only to look entirely vulnerable when facing the one-on-one “skills competition” that is the shootout.…
Ilya Sorokin’s Agent Shuts Down False Trade Rumors Jesse Courville-Lynch | July 10, 2025 The New York Islanders might be headed in a different direction next season as they brought in a new general manager, traded Noah Dobson, and seem destined for a retool.…
What an Islanders & Oilers’ Ilya Sorokin Trade Would Look Like Mike Fink | June 26, 2025 It’s no secret that the Edmonton Oilers must improve their goaltending. The Stuart Skinner and Calvin Pickard duo is good enough to get them to the Final but it’s not…
Ilya Sorokin & Jake Oettinger Are Both Elite Goalies But Are Perceived Differently: Why? Mike Fink | February 22, 2025 The New York Islanders return to action from the 4 Nations Face-Off with a Sunday, Feb. 23 game against the Dallas Stars. It’s not an ideal matchup for a team…
Islanders’ Ilya Sorokin Earns 100th Career NHL Win Michael Ostrower | November 23, 2024 New York Islanders netminder Ilya Sorokin became the sixth goaltender in franchise history to win 100 career games with the team in tonight’s (Nov. 23) matchup against the St. Louis Blues. The…
Islanders’ Ilya Sorokin Becomes 5th Goaltender in Franchise History to Play 200 Games Michael Ostrower | November 5, 2024 New York Islanders goaltender Ilya Sorokin became the fifth goaltender in franchise history to play 200 career games with the team in tonight’s (Nov. 5) matchup against the Pittsburgh Penguins.…
Varlamov Is Islanders’ Short-Term Fix, Not Long-Term Solution in Net Mike Fink | October 13, 2024 The question surrounding Ilya Sorokin’s status heading into the season was an unknown. He had offseason surgery but at first, it appeared he’d enter the season ready to go. Then…
Semyon Varlamov Has Become the Islanders’ 2nd-Best Goaltender of All-Time Michael Ostrower | September 8, 2024 The New York Islanders have been one of the more successful NHL teams since the Expansion Era, tallying four Stanley Cups in their 52 seasons. The franchise’s Stanley Cups can…
Report: Islanders’ Ilya Sorokin Battling Injury This Offseason Michael Ostrower | September 6, 2024 In Elliotte Friedman’s latest 32 Thoughts: The Podcast, he dropped a bit of a bombshell on New York Islanders fans. He states he has “heard that [Ilya] Sorokin has been…
Islanders Must Make 5 Changes to Become an Elite Team Mike Fink | August 14, 2024 Based on every preseason conversation, prediction, and projection, the New York Islanders enter 2024-25 as a borderline playoff team. This means that if everything goes well, they will sneak into…