{"id":232323,"date":"2025-10-22T16:43:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T16:43:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/232323\/"},"modified":"2025-10-22T16:43:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T16:43:07","slug":"matthew-schaefer-has-had-a-seamless-transition-to-the-nhl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/232323\/","title":{"rendered":"Matthew Schaefer has had a seamless transition to the NHL"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg\">Matthew Schaefer\u2019s transition into professional hockey has been as seamless as you could ask for. <\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg\">On Tuesday, the 2025 No. 1 overall pick and the <a class=\"text-secondary underline underline-offset-2\" hreflang=\"en\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyfaceoff.com\/teams\/new-york-islanders\/line-combinations\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">New York Islanders<\/a> faced the <a class=\"text-secondary underline underline-offset-2\" hreflang=\"en\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyfaceoff.com\/teams\/san-jose-sharks\/line-combinations\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">San Jose Sharks<\/a>, with 2024 No. 1 overall pick Macklin Celebrini on the other end of the rink. It was Schaefer and the Isles who had the last laugh, with the 18-year-old blueliner scoring a goal and an assist while finishing with 22:34 of ice time in a 4-3 win. <\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg\">Now with two goals and five assists for seven points, Schaefer is just the second defender in NHL history with at least one point in each of his first six career games.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg\">On Wednesday\u2019s episode of <a class=\"text-secondary underline underline-offset-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vu7ZXuNSWLw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" hreflang=\"en\">Daily Faceoff LIVE<\/a>, Irfaan Gaffar and former NHL defenseman Colby Cohen are your guest hosts, and they discuss Schaefer\u2019s start and just how good a player he already is. <\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg\">Irfaan Gaffar: Colby, it is insane for anyone to make it and play a game in the NHL, but for what Schaefer\u2019s doing and how he\u2019s reinvigorated these fans on Long Island, it can\u2019t go unnoticed, can it?<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg\">Colby Cohen: No it can\u2019t, and I think the most impressive part is that you have an 18-year-old defenseman, the hardest position to play, and he didn\u2019t play a lot of hockey last year due to injuries. Obviously, he\u2019s supremely talented. To go No. 1 overall, you have to have a certain level of talent that few will ever have or understand in the history of any sport.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg\">But for him to come in, missing the time that he did last year, and to have the impact he\u2019s having on this team, on this franchise, on this city right away \u2026 I talk about this on Morning Cuppa a little bit, and it reminds me of how good \u2013\u00a0and I know Drew Doughty didn\u2019t put the offensive numbers up \u2013 but I was thinking, where\u2019s another 18-year-old defenseman who came in and was this good in all three zones? Who had this much instinct? <\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg\">That\u2019s what I\u2019m seeing how of him: this guy has come into pro hockey, in the best league of the world, and he\u2019s not thinking about anything, he\u2019s just letting his instincts take over. <\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg\">You can watch the full segment and the rest of the episode here\u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Matthew Schaefer\u2019s transition into professional hockey has been as seamless as you could ask for. 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