The Islanders have been hoping to sign Ilya Sorokin since selecting him in the third round in 2014.
The long wait ended Tuesday with not just one, but two contracts for the Russian goalie and the possibility he will be joining the team, albeit ineligible to play, for the current training camp and when the Islanders depart for their quarantined arena/hotel bubble in Toronto on July 26.
"His stats and his resume speak for themselves," Islanders president and general manager Lou Lamoriello said on a conference call. "The success he's had in the KHL as well as the Olympics and the World Championships, we certainly feel highly about him. All records go out the window when you come to the NHL. But he has the skills and talent to have success."
