"It's hard, I played 10 years in Montreal, the Hall-of-Fame netminder said. The first game [with the Colorado Avalanche], it was not my best one. We lost against Edmonton. Schenn, 34, had played parts of nine seasons with the St. Louis Blues, which included a Stanley Cup championship in 2019, before he was dealt to the Islanders shortly before the NHL's trade deadline on Friday afternoon."
"He was great, Roy said. It's not easy doing what he did and coming in, new team, and playing as well as he did. Especially playing against a tough line like the [Macklin] Celebrini line He played a really good game. He had a really solid start. I think he clicked really well with Palat and Ritchie, I was very happy with his game."
"For him to be in St. Louis for 10 years, coming in tonight, I know he's played for different teams before, and this isn't his first trade but I thought he played really well in that circumstance. For Schenn, there will understandably be some growing pains in getting acclimated to a new system on the fly with just 18 games remaining in the regular season."
Brayden Schenn, 34, was traded to the New York Islanders from the St. Louis Blues shortly before the NHL trade deadline. After nine seasons with St. Louis, including a 2019 Stanley Cup championship, Schenn made his Islanders debut the day after the trade, playing 17.5 minutes on the second line with Cal Ritchie and Ondrej Palat. The Islanders defeated the San Jose Sharks 2-1 in overtime. Head coach Patrick Roy praised Schenn's performance, noting he played well despite the difficulty of adjusting to a new team and system with only 18 games remaining in the regular season. Roy, drawing from his own experience joining Colorado after playing in Montreal, acknowledged the challenges of such transitions. The Islanders' victory moved them into second place in the Metropolitan Division.
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