Isles sign prospect Sorokin

The Islanders wasted no time in signing their prized goaltending prospect Ilya Sorokin, striking a deal just eight hours after the NHL’s window for teams to negotiate with unsigned draft picks opened on Monday.

Sorokin signed a one-year entry-level contract worth $925,000, according to Cap Friendly, which is the standard rookie contract for 24year-olds. He will now be able to join the team for Phase 3 training camp, but is not permitted to participate in Phase 4, the NHL’s 24team playoff tournament, due to the league and NHL Players’ Association’s recent agreement.

By signing now, the Russian netminder is able to burn a year off his entry-level contract and become a restricted free agent this summer -- with the Islanders maintaining his rights.

The 78th-overall pick in 2014 has been stellar for CSKA Moscow in the KHL for the past five seasons. This season Sorokin posted a 1.50 goals-against average and a .935 save percentage.

➤ The Islanders’ expanded training camp roster may have been split into two groups for separate practice times to reduce player interaction as per the NHL’s “Return to Play” protocol, but there was one line that coach Barry Trotz knew he had to keep together.

“Obviously you saw [Anders] Lee was with [Mathew] Barzal and [Jordan] Eberle, that’s where we really finished off so I needed somewhere to start,” Trotz said on a Zoom call with reporters following Day 1 of training camp 2.0 on Monday.

For Lee, skating with Barzal and Eberle was the epitome of returning to normalcy.

“That familiarity that we have, chemistry that we have and all the things that we try to build off of, that comes back pretty quick,” Lee said.