Yeah, sadly, that is the missing piece. Normally during times like this we have had hiring to backfill expansion. The way this whole thing went down, we had ETOPS suck a big chunk of manning left and no hiring to help out. So now we have a bunch of displaced pilots flying ETOPS and the regular CONUS schedule needs them and more.
It's a good problem to have. It means demand and expansion are outstripping the supply of pilots. I know it sucks for those of you who are commuting cross country, but just know that eventually this will even out and a crop of new hires will take your place. During "normal times", that would have already happened.