Everything you need to know about the NHL’s updated playoff format

The NHL recently announced its ‘return to play’ plan and while the hub city decisions and overall format made plenty of sense, there were still some important gaps left to fill. Some of those questions were answered today,

Series lengths

We knew the round-robin would be a one-game per matchup affair and that the qualifiers would consist of a shortened five-game series. It was confirmed today that all remaining matchups between the qualifiers and the cup will be held over a seven-game series.

As far as the Flyers go, this could be both a blessing and a curse. On one hand, the Flyers would be energized coming off of three individual games in the round-robin seeding. Less attrition over a…