Islanders 18-year-old rookie Matthew Schaefer, the first-overall draft pick in June, takes a shot at some Q&A with Post columnist Steve Serby.

Q: How do you deal with the pressure of great expectations?

A: I think the pressure is what I put on myself . Pressure is a privilege. I think for me I put a lot of high expectations on myself, which is a good thing in ways, because I know when I can be good and I always want to the best. I think that’s like everyone, you always want to do your best, you want to be the best, you want to just train every day and work hard and get better each and every day. Yeah, for me, I think I just put a lot of high expectations on myself. There’s really no other pressure outside of that, it’s just what you put on yourself. I know when I’m at my best and I kno

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