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Islanders' Ilya Sorokin: Tending twine in opener
Sorokin will patrol the road crease in Wednesday's opening night matchup against the Maple Leafs, per Andrew Gross of Newsday.
Sorokin was the first goalie off the ice during Tuesday's morning skate, placing him in line to start the Islanders' season opener. The 31-year-old backstop had a lot of highs to look back on from the 2025-26 campaign, where he posted a 29-24-2 record, a 2.68 GAA, a .906 save percentage and seven shutouts across 55 regular-season outings. As he led the league in clean sheets a season ago, Sorokin has the ability to flip a fantasy matchup on its head, making him an elite option in all league formats to begin the upcoming season.
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Islanders' Mathew Barzal: Designated as non-roster
Barzal (knee) was placed on non-roster injured reserve, Stefen Rosner of NHL.com reports Monday.
Barzal's designation will allow him to be activated as soon as he is deemed healthy without the seven-day minimum required by standard injured reserve. Still, the fact that the Isles are using any sort of roster tool almost certainly means the 29-year-old center will not be ready to face the Maple Leafs on Wednesday.
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Islanders' Ilya Sorokin: Beaten four times in preseason loss
Sorokin stopped 22 of 26 shots in Saturday's 4-1 preseason loss to the Devils.
Sorokin faced considerably more pressure than Allen and surrendered all four goals during the opening two periods. Despite the final line, Sorokin made several difficult stops as the game progressed, including a third-period breakaway save on Jack Hughes. It was Sorokin's first full game of the preseason after splitting his previous appearance, and the Islanders finished exhibition play 1-3-0. Sorokin is slated to open the 2026-27 season as the No. 1 goaltender ahead of the season opener versus the Maple Leafs on Wednesday, Oct. 30.
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Islanders' Logan Stanley: Inks one-year deal
Stanley signed a one-year, $1.5 million contract with the Islanders on Sunday, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reports.
Stanley registered nine goals, 21 points, 74 shots on net, 69 blocked shots, 96 hits and 99 PIM in 59 games for Winnipeg during the 2025-26 regular season before being dealt to the Sabres ahead of their playoff run. As a member of the Islanders in the 2026-27 campaign, he will likely play a depth role while adding some physicality to the lineup.
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Islanders' Vitek Vanecek: Waived for AHL demotion
Vanecek was placed on waivers Sunday with the intention of assigning him to AHL Hamilton.
Vanecek posted a 5-13-3 record with one shutout, a 2.94 GAA and an .883 save percentage in 22 appearances with Utah during the 2025-26 regular season. He signed a one-year, $1 million contract with the Islanders when free agency opened in July. If he goes unclaimed, he will likely begin the 2026-27 campaign in the minors.
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Islanders' Matt Luff: Hits waivers Saturday
Luff was placed on waivers by the Islanders on Saturday.
Luff signed a two-way deal with the Islanders on July 1, and is set to open the upcoming campaign in the minors. The 29-year-old winger was quite effective between AHL Springfield and AHL Bridgeport last season, totaling 18 goals, 34 assists and 52 points across 62 regular-season games. He's set to play a relevant role with the newly-relocated AHL Hamilton and could be an injury replacement with the Isles as the season progresses.
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Islanders' Pierre Engvall: Headed to waivers
Engvall was placed on waivers by the Islanders on Saturday.
While Engvall entered training camp healthy and with a chance to re-earn his spot in the Islanders' bottom six, he will instead open the season in the AHL if he clears waivers. The 30-year-old winger missed the entirety of the 2025-26 season with an ankle injury. He has primarily played at the NHL level since the 2019-20 season, making him an experienced option for the freshly-relocated AHL Hamilton to open the 2026-27 campaign, given that he goes unclaimed.
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Islanders' Daylan Kuefler: Surfaces on waivers
Kuefler was put on waivers Saturday for the purpose of assignment to AHL Hamilton.
Kuefler collected 10 goals, 25 points and 64 PIM in 67 regular-season outings for AHL Bridgeport in 2025-26. The 24-year-old forward hasn't had any NHL playing time yet, and he is poised to begin the 2026-27 campaign in the minors.
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Islanders' Mitchell Chaffee: Sent to waivers
Chaffee was placed on waivers by the Islanders on Saturday.
Chaffee signed a one-year deal with the Isles in the offseason after he played in 11 games with Tampa Bay during the 2025-26 campaign. He did most of his damage last season with AHL Syracuse, where he posted 24 goals and 57 points across 54 regular-season outings. He'll look to be effective for the newly-relocated AHL Hamilton, but could see some run with the Isles if the team runs into a stream of injuries.
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Islanders' Liam Foudy: Goes on waivers
Foudy was placed on waivers Saturday for the purpose of sending him to AHL Hamilton.
Foudy notched 26 goals and 47 points in 60 games for AHL Bridgeport during the 2025-26 regular season. If he clears waivers, he will likely spend most, if not all, of the 2026-27 campaign in the minors.
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Islanders' Semyon Varlamov: Deemed ready for NHL job
Varlamov was complimented by head coach Pete DeBoer after allowing six goals on 27 shots in Friday's 6-1 preseason loss to the Rangers. DeBoer said Varlamov has shown everything the team wanted to see during the preseason, Andrew Gross of Newsday reports.
That's about as close to a guarantee that Varlamov will open the year as backup as we'll see until the Islanders' Opening Night roster is revealed. The 38-year-old is coming off a long-term knee injury that has cost him most of the last two seasons. He's in a good spot in terms of being eased in, as the Islanders have Ilya Sorokin to shoulder the majority of the starts in goal. If there's any remaining doubt about Varlamov's fitness for the season, the Islanders could opt to keep Vitek Vanecek on the NHL roster to begin the year.
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Islanders' Ilya Sorokin: Slated to start Saturday
Sorokin is slated to start Saturday's preseason finale at home against the Devils, Andrew Gross of Newsday reports.
Semyon Varlamov will draw the home start against the Rangers on Friday, while Sorokin will defend the home crease during the Islanders' final preseason matchup in the second half of the back-to-back set. Sorokin started Tuesday's road preseason game against the Rangers and allowed three goals on nine shots while playing approximately half the game. He's expected to play the full game Saturday and appears to be in line to serve as the Islanders' No. 1 netminder to begin the regular season.
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Islanders' Daylan Kuefler: Playing Friday
Kuefler (undisclosed) will be in the lineup against the Rangers on Friday.
Kuefler remains a long shot to secure a spot in the Islanders' Opening Night lineup, but the fact that he has made it this far into training camp is certainly a good sign. Last year, the 24-year-old winger produced 10 goals and 15 assists in 67 regular-season games
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Islanders' Vitek Vanecek: Getting night off Friday
Vanecek will not be in the lineup for Friday's preseason clash with the Rangers, Stefen Rosner of NHL.com reports.
Despite earlier reports indicating that Vanecek would start Friday, it seems the Islanders will utilize Semyon Varlamov in the crease while Joshua Kotai serves as the No. 2 option. Barring any setbacks, it seems likely that Varlamov will take the backup role to open the season, which would leave Vanecek headed for waivers or the minors.
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Islanders' Semyon Varlamov: Drawing start Friday
Varlamov will start Friday's preseason game at home against the Rangers, Stefen Rosner of NHL.com reports.
Vitek Vanecek was the first goalie off during Friday's morning skate, leading to speculation that he'd draw the start against the Rangers, but Varlamov will ultimately tend the twine after sitting out morning skate. Varlamov missed the entirety of the 2025-26 season due to a knee injury but was deemed healthy ahead of training camp and should be available for the start of the regular season.
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Islanders' Vitek Vanecek: First goalie off Friday
Vanecek was the first goalie off the ice during Friday's morning skate, Stefen Rosner of NHL.com reports, indicating that he'll draw the preseason start at home against the Rangers.
Vanecek started in the Islanders' preseason opener Sunday and turned aside 20 of 22 shots during a 2-1 loss to New Jersey. He'll defend the crease once again during the penultimate game of the preseason as he continues to compete with Semyon Varlamov for the No. 2 goaltending job behind Ilya Sorokin.
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Islanders' Henrik Tikkanen: Put on waivers
Tikkanen was placed on waivers Tuesday, according to James Mirtle of The Athletic.
Assuming he clears waivers, Tikkanen will report to AHL Hamilton. He posted a 17-9-1 record with a 2.65 GAA and an .897 save percentage in 29 appearances for AHL Bridgeport during the 2025-26 regular season.
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Islanders' Ethan Bear: Moves to waiver wire
Bear was put on waivers Tuesday, James Mirtle of The Athletic reports.
Bear generated four goals and 27 points in 40 appearances for AHL Bridgeport during the 2025-26 regular season. He will report to AHL Hamilton if he goes unclaimed.
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Islanders' Ilya Sorokin: Tending twine Tuesday
Sorokin will patrol the road crease in Tuesday's preseason contest against the Rangers, per Stefen Rosner of NHL.com.
Sorokin will make his 2026-27 preseason debut against the Isles' in-state rival Tuesday after Vitek Vanecek played in the preseason opener. The 31-year-old Sorokin was excellent in 2025-26, when he compiled a 29-24-2 record, a 2.68 GAA, a .906 save percentage and seven shutouts across 55 regular-season games. With the Islanders getting Kyle Palmieri back from injury and the team expecting to welcome a plethora of high-ceiling young talent to the roster, Sorokin could see his win total rise in the 2026-27 campaign.
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Islanders' Daylan Kuefler: Sporting non-contact sweater
Kuefler was working in a non-contact jersey Monday, Stefen Rosner of NHL.com reports.
Kuefler has yet to make his NHL debut and figures to be a long shot for the Opening Night roster. The 24-year-old winger put up 25 points in 67 regular-season games with AHL Bridgeport last year and will probably need to produce at a higher level if he's going to earn a call-up this year.
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Injuries
| Player | Injury |
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| M. Barzal C Mathew Barzal C | Knee |