As the NHL is expected to extend their quarantine through mid-May, a move that is more or less standard procedure given that some states are shut down through then as well, all talks are moving towards the season kicking off again around June/July. We discussed this on the podcast, and I have some thoughts.
1. It is unclear what the exact plan is, but there are discussions about centering this around four cities, where teams would play out the remainder of the regular season before the playoffs. The locations would be regionally friendly but not based on division.