Scott Mayfield doubled his NHL experience last year, playing in 87 of his 172 NHL games (regular season and playoffs combined) for the New York Islanders. Not all like the style of defenseman that Mayfield is – a more traditional defensive-minded blueliner – but it’d be nearly impossible to say that he was not a solid contributor.
After being inexplicably scratched in favor of Luca Sbisa to start the season, Mayfield entered the regular rotation soon after, proved he belonged and never left.
In 79 regular-season games, Mayfield had 18 points (four goals, 15 assists), was +18 with 68 penalty minutes in just under 19 minutes of ice time per game, but Mayfield’s impact is felt more outside the numbers.