What I know about the Islanders and what’s still unanswered: Matthew Schaefer impact, trade targets, Pete DeBoer effect

It was strange to hear Pete DeBoer note on Wednesday that the Islanders are about one-sixth of the way through the season. Not because he was wrong, but because 14 games out of 84 still feels like nothing. There’s a difference, though, between it still being early in the season and the sample size being…