New York Islanders' 2025 No. 1 pick, Matthew Schaefer, spoke about former GM Lou Lamoriello on the First Up podcast.

It started with a well-attended draft party at UBS Arena on June 27 as an estimated crowd of 10,000 gathered to watch the Islanders take defenseman Matthew Schaefer with the first overall pick.

The New York Islanders are starting to turn over the roster and aren’t just running it back as they did under Lou Lamoriello.

No. 1 overall pick Matthew Schaefer has his eyes set on making the New York Islanders. Despite the lack of games last year, Schaefer believes he is ready to make the jump.

The last time a team from the Metropolitan Division won the Stanley Cup title or even won the Eastern Conference was in 2018.

Lou Christie, who topped the charts in 1966 with "Lightnin' Strikes" and made waves with the controversial "Rhapsody in the Rain," has died.