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Gary Bettman plays coy with location of potential Islanders home playoff games this season

NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman speaks about the groundbreaking of the new Islanders arena at Belmont Park on Monday, Sept. 21, 2019 in Elmont. Credit: Howard Schnapp

Gary Bettman did not promise more Islanders playoff games at NYCB Live’s Nassau Coliseum this spring, but he did not rule it out, either.

During an interview on WFAN on Friday with host Evan Roberts, an Islanders fan, the NHL commissioner was asked whether he would be willing to promise that every postseason game would be at the Coliseum.

“Not yet,” Bettman said, then went on to explain the challenges of playing at the Coliseum.