A new dawn breaks without knowing when the Islanders and Penguins, or any of the playoff series outside of Capitals-Bruins, will begin. But the NHL schedule has three more Flames-Canucks games, so there’s that.
For what it’s worth, Barry Trotz said they’re assuming they’ll start Saturday or Sunday.
As we wait, there are a bunch more “this won’t be like the 2019 sweep but also you never know” columns, some of which are linked below.
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More from Trotz: “Playoff hockey is a grind. There’s no space. You gotta fight for inches.