"He's an incredible young player, the way he can skate and glide on top of the ice surface, McLellan said prior to Thursday night's game at UBS Arena. He doesn't waste a lot of energy. A bit Paull Coffey-like in my opinion, and yet, you look at him, and he still looks like a young boy, which he is. Schaefer's start to life in the NHL could not be going much better."
"He has seven points in six games and has become just the second defenseman in league history to begin his career with a six-game point streak. That included his first multi-point game (1G, 1A) in Tuesday's 4-3 win over the San Jose Sharks. As he fills out, he's going to be an incredible player in this league for a lot of years, McLellan, who will become the 23rd coach in NHL history to reach 1,200 career games on Thursday night, said."
Matthew Schaefer is an 18-year-old defenseman for the New York Islanders who has started his NHL career with seven points in six games. Detroit coach Todd McLellan compared Schaefer's skating and energy efficiency to Hall of Famer Paul Coffey while noting that Schaefer still looks like a young boy. Schaefer became the second defenseman in NHL history to begin a career with a six-game point streak. That streak included his first multi-point game (1G, 1A) in a 4-3 win over the San Jose Sharks at UBS Arena. McLellan projected that Schaefer will be an incredible, long-term player as he fills out.
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