"Selected first overall in the 2025 NHL Draft, Schaefer has been a transformative presence for the Islanders, and he's been their best player by some distance to start the year. He's the favourite to win the Calder Trophy through the opening month of the season, pulling ahead of Montreal Canadiens forward Ivan Demidov. And few players make the game look so easy, as Schaefer's world-class skating and ability to enter the rush are propelling the Islanders into must-watch territory."
""It was a historic moment and I couldn't be more gutted for those guys," McDavid said. "Obviously we know what that feels like, and for it to happen the way it happened, I'm just completely gutted for those guys. It was a fun run, they've given Canada a lot to cheer about and they should be very, very proud of themselves.""
Matthew Schaefer, an 18-year-old rookie selected first overall in the 2025 NHL Draft, became the youngest defenseman in NHL history to record a multi-goal game. Schaefer scored twice to help the New York Islanders to a 3-2 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets, surpassing Bobby Orr in the record books. Schaefer has stood out as the Islanders' best player early in the season and is the early favourite for the Calder Trophy. Connor McDavid expressed sympathy and pride for the Toronto Blue Jays after their heartbreaking extra-inning World Series loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers, calling the run historic and saying Canadians should be proud.
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