The New York Islanders didn’t get the result they wanted on Opening Night, but head coach Patrick Roy saw plenty to build on — and plenty to admire in 18-year-old Matthew Schaefer’s historic debut.
“I thought we played a good game, well enough to win,” Roy said after the 4-3 loss to the Penguins. “But we’re not here for moral victories. We want to win games. We’re certainly not satisfied — we want more. But we did a lot of good things. I liked our pace, I liked the way we played five-on-five.