Matt Donovan: #7, 2nd-Highest D on the Top 25 Islanders Under 25

Should Matt Donovan rank seventh among New York Islanders under age 25? Should we consider him the second-best defenseman in the system (after one who is already established at the NHL)?

Don't know. But that's where we've collectively put him as we head into the summer and another NHL draft. Donovan doesn't have quite the same hands as Calvin de Haan, nor quite the same sports-car maneuvering as Aaron Ness, but he's a nice balance of both and he hasn't had