The Islanders’ current goaltending situation is a big reason why they’re in the hunt for a playoff spot. The future is still a little murky, though, with just Thomas Greiss signed beyond this season.



It’s worth examining where things stand with the Isles in goal for 2019-20 and beyond, as we did a little over a month ago.



Ilya Sorokin



The 23-year-old goalie is still excelling in the KHL for CSKA, posting a .942 save percentage and 1.17 goals-against average in 32 games, both in the top five in the league. And, according to sources, Sorokin is still interested in coming over when CSKA’s season is done.



When we reported this in December there was some understandable pushback from reporters based in Russia — Sorokin is still KHL property and that league is pretty reluctant to let its elite players bolt for the NHL. Two North American sources say that there is no buyout window for a player to initiate such a move, only that...