Brandon Davidson skated with his new Islanders teammates Monday, then said he is ready to help the team make the playoffs.
That is not the direction the Oilers, who traded him for a third-round pick in the 2019 draft, are headed in the Pacific Division.
“I didn’t know that that was in the cards for me this year, I thought that I was pretty safe,’’ the 26-year-old defenseman said of the NHL trade deadline. “But on a positive note, I’m very happy to be here. I’m now in the playoff hunt here. Excited to kind of help.