NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman speaks at a news conference in San Jose, Calif., on Jan. 25, 2019. Credit: AP/Ben Margot
The NHL remains a long way from dropping a puck in a game that counts, but it took a major step in that direction on Tuesday by announcing a road map to that happy place.
To celebrate, let’s do something unusual for these past 2 ½ months and talk not about logistical nuances, health issues, international travel and other complications that will consume the league and its fans in the coming weeks.
Let’s talk instead, just for a change of pace, about .