For our 141st New York Islanders podcast we spent a significant amount of time discussing a new plan to re-start the 2019-20 NHL season. This one has a few twists and turns, but the best part occurs if the league has to go right into the playoffs.
Under this new "popular" plan within the NHL, if they have to go right back into the playoffs only the top six teams within the division would make the cut. That means the Islanders (ranked sixth in the Metro) would make it but not the Rangers (ranked seventh in the Metro).