I figured a Christmas Day opening would have made the most sense. Maybe make the season 70 or so games, get playoffs started the beginning of May. Have it finish before the Olympics.
I understand the logistics of figuring everything out under these circumstances must be very difficult, but I’m not sure what the extra 4 weeks between Christmas and MLK will solve. They could’ve had the draft/free agency the first/second week of November, and then open camps right after Thanksgiving.