matthew schaefer
Islanders rookie makes history in NHL debut
It didn't take long for Matthew Schaefer to get on the scoreboard.
After offseason of hype and excitement, top pick's Islanders era is finally here
He has sounded all the right, humble notes. Confident but nowhere near cocky. Engaging but refusing to create narratives that can spin out of control.
The elite company the Islanders' Matthew Schaefer is about to join
Matthew Schaefer's debut will be about hockey only, and you can bet your bottom dollar that any quotes from ownership will be triumphant in nature.
How the Islanders can help shepherd No. 1 pick into exceedingly rare NHL club
The NHL’s minimum age for the draft was set at 18 in 1980, and since then, just 10 defensemen have gone first overall. Of that group, just four have played...
The trait Islanders are banking on with No. 1 pick set for debut
The tests will come right away, with Schaefer set to line up opposite Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin in his first two NHL games.
Islanders' franchise overhaul gets put to an on-ice test
The goal is still the playoffs, and in a weak Metropolitan Division, that’s more than possible. But the Islanders are no longer in the business of sacrificing the future for...