Evgeni Nabokov (groin) participated in the Islanders' Monday morning skate. "I don't know how close he is," Islanders coach Jack Capuano said with regard to Nabokov. "I don't know if he'll be ready to go yet. We want to make sure that everybody that comes back is 100 percent. He just started skating the last three or four days and he's getting where he needs to be." Al Montoya has been great in Nabokov's absence and will probably keep the starting job even when Nabokov is healthy.