Thanksgiving is traditionally decision time for struggling NHL teams, Doug Armstrong's St. Louis Blues get their groove back and Bill Daly on the state of the NHL at the quarter mark of the season

Jesse Granger and Mike Russo are joined by guest co-host Joe Smith this week on the Thanksgiving edition of the roundtable. The boys discuss the red hot St. Louis Blues who had lost 8 in a row before reeling off 7 straight victories and are joined by Blues General Manager Doug Armstrong and find out what exactly is working in St. Louis now. The roundtable stick taps Bruins captain Patrice Bergeron for reaching 1000 career points, Cale Makar becoming the fastest defensemen to reach 200 career points and the red hot role that Erik Karlsson has been on in San Jose. Plus, NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly joins Jesse and Mike to provide an update on league issues, as the quarter poll arrives in the NHL season. Subscribe to The Athletic Hockey Show on YouTube: http://youtube.com/@theathletichockeyshow Don't miss our Black Friday sale, happening now until November 28th. Get a 1 year subscription to The Athletic for just $1 a month when you visit http://theathletic.com/hockeyshow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices