that could be 'make up' week for teams the need to cancel games over the next few weeks - and there will certainly be more teams affected by this over the next weeks. That way you keep the 2 weeks between playoffs and SB - which may be more necessary now with the possibility of multiple players testing positive. Of course this will cost the league, and maybe the players, more money. But game cancellations is also takes a financial toll. so eliminating the weak 17 games seems like a viable option.