With Olympic participation scratched — and some players and agents still chafing about it as if a global pandemic and a highly restrictive country didn’t complicate things — the NHL has pulled off the herculean feat of rescheduling nearly 100 postponed games.
As Dan outlined, it means a suddenly busy February and a really busy March for the Islanders, but we knew to expect something like that after all their postponements.
I can’t say I’m excited about the heavy load this will put on the team. But I can’t say I’m disappointed to have zero reason to force myself to tune into the Olympics at 3 a.