How often will we see Ilya Sorokin between the pipes during the preseason?

Training camp and preseason are valuable for coaches and GMs to evaluate players and determine the opening night roster. In some scenarios, a player's efforts can decide whether or not they are with the big club come the first game of the season. Regarding the NY Islanders, a few spots are yet to be decided, but one unquestionable position is who will be between the pipes when the Isles start the season on Oct. 9.

Ilya Sorokin has established himself as one of the league's top netminders. Missing the start of training camp last season after undergoing back surgery over the summer, Ilya Sorokin will enter this season with a full camp under his belt with a chance to become the franchise's second-winningest goalie, needing 37 to surpass Glenn 'Chico' Resch (157).

But through two preseason games, we've yet to see Sorokin in the crease, so how often will we see the former Verzina Trophy runner-up in the exhibition games?

"We're going to start with the first one, and we'll see how Ilya feels," Patrick Roy said after last night's game in New Jersey. "I was the same thing for me when I was playing. If I felt great, I want two, I want three - it will be up to Ilya how many games he wants to play. I'm sure he's going to play one of the next two and we'll go from there."

With four Stanley Cups, three Conn Smythe Trophies, and 551 career wins, nobody knows the position better than Roy. He'll allow his goaltender to determine his workload to feel prepared for opening night, as Sorokin is potentially the biggest factor in dictating the Islanders' success.