On Jan. 16, 2020, Nassau County Executive Laura Curran wrote a letter to NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman asking that the league allow the Islanders to play all their home games at NYCB Live's Nassau Coliseum for the 2020-21 season. Newsday reporter Jim Baumbach discusses Curran's ask and the NHL's response.


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