Ilya Sorokin joined his New York Islanders teammates for practice on Thursday morning, as the goaltender particiapted in his first session of this year's Training Camp, presented by Northwell.
Sorokin had previously been sidelined for the first two weeks of camp, as he recovered from an offseason injury. Sorokin was on the ice with goalie coaches on Wednesday.
"I feel really good," Sorokin said. "Great job by the staff the last two months. So I feel good, mentally and physically."
Sorokin said it was a learning experience going through a surgery, but maintained it was a positive and productive summer and focused on the small details of his game. While he hasn't been on the ice with the team, he'd worked on his conditioning to be able to jump back into a hard practice.
"We did a lot of cardio these past few months," Sorokin added. "I feel good, feel fresh and I feel excited."
While Thursday a positive step, Head Coach Patrick Roy did not have have an update about Sorokin's availability for Friday's preseason game against the Rangers and said the team is just taking things day by day with the goaltender. That said, the coach was glad to see Sorokin back on the ice.
"He looked really good, and seems to feel pretty comfortable," Roy said. "So very happy to see him on the ice."
