Islanders News: Lee mashes potatoes, Tavares brings the stuffing, Brodeur looks for leftovers

A Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at LHH. Our vibrant, diverse community is like a big family meal every day. Thanks for helping make this place so special. The Islanders and Caps hook up again Friday at 5 pm so don't sleep too late.

Main course

• Recaps of a messy but satisfying meal: LHH | Newsday | NY Post | Daily News | Islanders | NHL.com | Japers Rink | Hornick's Skinny
• Mark Herrmann's notebook has the Caps on the Coliseum and what Islanders eat what when. [Newsday]
• Mikhail Grabovski talks about how he left Washington and feeling wanted by the Islanders. [Washington Post]
• Mike culled the power rankings and found our boys in some lofty places. [LHH]
• A warning to the Eastern Conference to beware the Islanders. [CBS Sports]
• Garth Snow and the long rebuild game. [The Hockey Writers]
• The players meet with the students of West End Elementary School and do some teaching. [Long Island Herald]
• This FanPost by Gstatman asks for your memories of your first game at Nassau Coliseum.
• Sound Tigers casserole: Bridgeport's young defenseman have "big upsides." No word on their "wingspan." [Soundin' Off] | And a round-up of Sound Tigers stats.
• Hero's Ho Ho Ho Hockey Dream by Matt Carkner's wife Kary gets a story in the Ottawa Sun.

Side dishes

• Guard your barbecue. Martin Brodeur has accepted a tryout with the Blues, who will be without Brian Elliott for a while. [St. Louis Game Time]
• Do Hitz equal Winz? [Puck Daddy]
• The Devils may have reached maximum DeBoer. All D, No O. [CBS Sports]
• Jeff Marek's new junior hockey podcast is live and available for a listen here.
• Set aside 25 minutes today to watch Defector: The Alex Mogilny Story from Sportsnet right here.
• Two more items on Pat Quinn: The Canucks had a moving tribute to their late coach before Tuesday's game against the Devils. [Deadspin] | Quinn's first coaching job was with the Flyers, where he revitalized a stale team with new tactics. Includes bonus sour grapes tossed towards the 1979-80 Islanders. [Sportsnet]
• The story behind the Capitals players nicknames. I support Troy Brouwer's war on boring nicknames. [Washington Post]

Dessert

ESPN's Sportscenter might not care about John Tavares but TSN's SportsCentre sure does. Here are the captain's top 10 goals. Might want to make room for a few more.