Nothing is final until it’s final, and no one, least of all Matthew Schaefer, is acting otherwise. 

There was one straightforward decision for Mathieu Darche this weekend.

LOS ANGELES — Matthew Schaefer stood up when his name was called.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The New York Islanders selected defenseman Matthew Schaefer with the No. 1 pick in the NHL draft Friday night. High-scoring forward Michael Misa went second overall to the San Jose Sharks, and the Chicago Blackhawks took Swedish forward Anton Frondell third at the Peacock Theater in downtown Los Angeles.The Islanders maneuvered their way into three picks in the top 17, but they surprised nobody by using their first No. 1 selection since 2009 on the 17-year-old Schaefer. The 6-foot-2 blueliner from Hamilton, Ontario, with exceptional puck-moving ability and strong defensive skills spent the past two seasons with the Ontario Hockey League’s Erie Otters. Schaefer persevered through tragedy to reach this moment. When He pulled on his Islanders sweater for the first time on the stage, he kissed a pink ribbon patch on the chest representing breast cancer awareness before breaking into tears and pointing modestly to the sky.Schaefer’s mother, Jennifer, died of cancer 16 months ago. He also endured…