On the seventh day, Bettman postponed.
The New York Islanders spent their first homestand at UBS Arena with six players out in Covid protocol and went 0-4 to continue an eight-game slide where everything (Covid, addditional injuries, a terrible power play, a shooting drought) went absolutely wrong.
Now with the Islanders about to swing over to Manhattan and Casey Cizikas the latest to join the Covid list on Saturday — along with three new positive tests among team staff — the league has finally stepped in. The next two road games, in Manhattan and in Philadelphia, are postponed and the practice facility will be off limits for a minimum of three days and pending further testing.