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Could a Mid-May Playoff Include the New York Rangers?

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On Monday, the NHL gave the New York Rangers and the rest of the league’s players permission to return home. Monday’s decision marks a big change in the NHL’s initial plan when the season was paused last Thursday, which instructed players to stay in their NHL city to self-quarantine. It was the hope that a return to the ice could be quicker, but recent events and CDC guidelines are pushing everything back. The good news is that NHL commissioner Gary Bettman recently state that: “My hope and expectation is that we can finish the season in some form, award the Stanley Cup and then be able to move on feeling that we accomplished that goal of finishing the season for our fans.