Schaefer ranked first among NHL rookies last season in Goals Above Replacement, better known as GAR, finishing with a 9.7 mark and narrowly edging Justin Sourdif at 9.5. Matthew Schaefer — 9.7 GAR2. In other words, a 9.7 GAR suggests Schaefer contributed roughly 9.7 more goals of value than a replacement level player would have provided. Schaefer led the way at 9.7 GAR, followed closely by Sourdif at 9.5. For Schaefer, it is another piece of evidence supporting just how remarkable his rookie season was.