Fansided · 2 days ago
Islanders can’t afford to have Matthew Schaefer fighting
The sight of New York Islanders star defenseman Matthew Schaefer trading punches with Luke Hughes over the weekend made plenty of headlines.
The fisticuffs were a reactionary move. They weren’t about trying to establish dominance in the sandbox. It was about standing up for teammates and showing that messing around with the Islanders is a bad idea.
Personally, watching that bout, as exciting as it was at first glance, made me wince once it was over. In fact, I thanked the Heavens that Schaefer didn’t take off his gloves.
There’s a simple reason for my overreaction. One bad move and the season could have been over for Schaefer.