""I know how special it will be for him," Roy said. "It was very special for me when I started my career - and it's funny, because it was in Pittsburgh. My first start in my career was in Pittsburgh, and it's the same thing for him. So I'm happy for him. He deserves it. He played hard, practiced hard. It's the beginning of a new journey for him and for the Islanders organization as well.""
""The thing I like kids to watch is his swagger - how confident he is on the ice," Roy said. "For an 18-year-old playing with guys who have so much experience, to see that swagger, to see him moving the way he moves, that's what you want from any young player. You want to see them go out, have fun with their friends, but have that swagger, that confidence, that trust in themselves that they can do it.""
Patrick Roy expressed pride and perspective about 18-year-old Matthew Schaefer making the New York Islanders' opening-night roster. Roy recalled that his own first start came in Pittsburgh and noted the coincidence of Schaefer also debuting there. Roy advised Schaefer simply to "have fun" before facing Sidney Crosby and the Penguins. Roy praised Schaefer's maturity, confidence and on-ice swagger as qualities beyond coaching diagrams. Roy emphasized Schaefer's movement with the puck and compared his excitement to watching Cale Makar. Roy said Schaefer earned the role through hard play and practice and that his debut signals youthful energy and a new chapter for the organization.
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