Get ready, hockey fans. The curtain is about to be raised on the 2020-21 NHL season.
Navigating the new campaign will be a significant challenge for all involved as the league tries to delicately manage its strategy of playing games during the COVID-19 pandemic. Fan attendance will be sporadic at best with the majority of teams playing their games behind closed doors. Teams based in Canada will only play against each other during the regular season.
It will be a mad 56-game dash to the postseason, and the league will need to answer many difficult questions before the dust settles.