Rick DiPietro has this Islanders warning for Ilya Sorokin’s rehab
NY Post
An Islanders goalie signed a long-term contract and got hurt.
Rick DiPietro has heard that one before.
“If older Rick could go back and talk to young, dumb Rick, he would tell him to just take your time and relax,” DiPietro told The Post in a phone call Tuesday. “There’ll still be games when you get back.”
He was speaking in the context of Ilya Sorokin, who underwent back surgery this summer and is expected to return sometime during training camp.
The specifics of Sorokin’s procedure, as well as its timing, are unknown, but general manager Lou Lamoriello has said Sorokin is skating on his own and isn’t expected to miss time in the regular season.
The Russian superstar is in the first year of an eight-year, $66 million contract signed in July 2023, and the Islanders’ fortunes largely hinge on both his availability and level of play.
