Islanders sign Vitek Vanecek to add needed goalie depth in NHL free agency

Source: New York Post

The Islanders have their goaltending plan set — just in case Semyon Varlamov isn’t ready to return. While general manager Mathieu Darche said Saturday they plan on having Varlamov back up Ilya Sorokin if healthy, the Islanders still signed Vitek Vanecek to a one-year deal worth $1 million, according to TSN. Vanecek, who won 33 games with the Devils in 2022-23 and then won a ring with the Panthers in 2025 as a backup, spent last year with the Mammoth — where he finished with a 5-13-3 record, a .