NHLPA approves going forward with 24-team playoff talks

Ken Rabas, left, and his son Joseph from Colorado Springs are taking picture with NHL sign at Falcon Alley of 2020 Navy Federal Credit Union NHL Stadium Series at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colorado on Saturday. Feb. 15, 2020. The NHL Players’ Association’s executive committee authorized moving forward in talks with the league on returning to play from the coronavirus suspension, approving 24 teams making the playoffs with other aspects still to be negotiated.

The NHLPA did not provide a breakdown of the vote of its 31 player representatives in making the announcement Friday night, a day after the proposal was presented to the union’s executive board. In giving the format the green…