The cryptic Instagram post went up late Monday night from the forgotten man:



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Time to play hockey 🙊



A post shared by josh ho-sang (@66jhosang) on Dec 16, 2019 at 7:28pm PST



Yes, Josh Ho-Sang, in mutually agreed upon exile from the Islanders since the day he cleared waivers on Oct. 1, is back. He’s headed to Bridgeport to presumably restart his pro career with the organization from whom he appeared to be completely divorced during his 77-day detour. A source confirmed to The Athletic that Ho-Sang would be reporting on Tuesday.



This decision makes sense for all parties. Ho-Sang, 23, needs to be playing somewhere to have any chance of his trade request fulfilled or to hope for a new deal from an NHL team after this season. It’s not known if Ho-Sang, playing on a one-year qualifying offer that includes an AHL salary of $70,000, was being paid during his time at home in Toronto, but it’s...