A Shortened Season – Perhaps It Helps
This past week the NHL Board of Governors met to get an update on the league’s plans for the 2020-21 season. While we didn’t get any decisions – and there’s a lot to be figured out and agreed upon in the interim – Gary Bettman’s position appears to be a 48-56 game schedule that would allow the NHL to wrap up the season in enough time to realign to a normal October start for 2021-22.
The question then, is does this help or hurt the Rangers in their quest to return to the playoffs, or does it really not matter?