Or that his Oilers are making their first and only regular-season visit to Toronto on Saturday, when friends and family from his hometown of Newmarket, 35 miles north of Scotiabank Arena, will be on hand to watch Edmonton face the Toronto Maple Leafs as part of Hockey Night in Canada’s national broadcast (7 p.m. ET; CBC, SNO, SNP, NHLN).

As a general rule, hockey players prefer to not look too far into the future. It’s usually about focusing on the next game. For Edmonton Oilers superstar Connor McDavid, though, a peer into what awaits February can’t be helped.