Few New York Islanders' traditions are greater than their annual Thanksgiving Eve home game. They wisely recognize that people are headed home for the holiday from parts unknown and probably push for this one. And this year, they landed a game against the world’s greatest player.
Unfortunately for Connor McDavid, his Edmonton Oilers do not have a ton of talent outside of him and Leon Draisaitl, also arguably a top-five player on the planet, and it has been especially stark with Evander Kane out recovering from his scary skate cut. Their lack of depth at basically every position is why a team many projected as Stanley Cup contenders sit just one game above .