The 2019-2020 campaign for the Colorado Avalanche was on course for a battle for the top spot in the Western Conference against the defending Stanley Cup champion St. Louis Blues. Ultimately the race came down to a 2 point differential between Colorado and first place. The tenacious but yet injury-riddled club had its sights set on the last remaining 12 games after a win against the Rangers on March 11th.
Then the next day the COVID-19 pandemic put the entire globe on a quarantined pause and the league suspended operations on March 12th. Now fast forward almost 3 months later and league Commissioner Gary Bettman begins to lay out the groundwork for the resumption of play in a 24 team Stanley Cup Playoffs.