It would explain a lot in one scene without spoiling any of the surprises later in the OT.
She was off with Sabine looking for Ezra.What did she do between ANH and when we see her in the post-ROTJ era?
2. How did Luke get the lightsaber?
He was at Yoda's hut when he died. I guess he looked around a bit before he left (or went back at some point later).
I read something that it was supposed to be in a case at Yoda's hut.That was my first thought, but I rewatched the end of RotS; Yoda doesn't have his lightsaber after he drops it at the end of his duel, and he's lost his cloak too so he's just in the jumpsuit he wears, so there's nowhere for him to have it. My guess had been that Palpatine kept it as a trophy, and Luke found it at some point and kept it, but apparently one of the new comics depicts Palpatine as publicly destroying it. So, if you have to count that, then either it's a different one of Yoda's that Luke has, or Palpatine was lying and he actually kept it.
That was my first thought, but I rewatched the end of RotS; Yoda doesn't have his lightsaber after he drops it at the end of his duel, and he's lost his cloak too so he's just in the jumpsuit he wears, so there's nowhere for him to have it. My guess had been that Palpatine kept it as a trophy, and Luke found it at some point and kept it, but apparently one of the new comics depicts Palpatine as publicly destroying it. So, if you have to count that, then either it's a different one of Yoda's that Luke has, or Palpatine was lying and he actually kept it.
I read something that it was supposed to be in a case at Yoda's hut.
We know that much, sure, but there's a LOT of time for other things in that span. Indeed, it's implied they don't really get anywhere until after ROTJ.She was off with Sabine looking for Ezra.
I see no objection to an interpretation that allows Yoda to have built a new lightsaber at some point post-ROTS. The only real impediment would be getting a new crystal.Now in 2022 my interpretation in light of Charles Soule failing to anticipate the Disney+ saga is that Sidious was lying and only burned one of Yoda's backups, having kept Yoda's primary as a trophy.
Dave Filoni has stated that the scene with Sabine and Ahsoka looking for Ezra may or may not have taken place before or after what we've seen of Ahsoka in Mando / BoBF.We know that much, sure, but there's a LOT of time for other things in that span. Indeed, it's implied they don't really get anywhere until after ROTJ.
You make an interesting point. Since Ahsoka is known to have been active in the Rebellion before Luke, she could hardly be unaware of him post-Yavin. How DID she respond to that? What did she do between ANH and when we see her in the post-ROTJ era?