Kings: Mandated bye week can be good, or not

LOS ANGELES – There are always going to be pros and cons any time a new directive is issued. Two schools of thought, if you will.
Such is the case in the NHL, which is in its second bye-week season. That means each team will have a mandated minimum of five days in which it does not play or practice.
In 2016-17, the inaugural season of this, those byes were scheduled for teams between Jan. 1 and Feb. 28. This season, those segments are much closer together, with bye weeks beginning Jan. 7 (