Reports are abound, and there’s about a million different scenarios on how the NHL will handle resuming play. Friday night, the NHL announced they’ve agreed with the NHLPA to move forward with negotiations about the league’s plan for a 24-team playoff tournament.
While negotiations are in the preliminary stages, we still don’t know if the league will resume play with the 12-or-so games remaining in the regular season, or jump right into the playoffs. Is there an advantage for teams to finish out the regular season? Absolutely there is. Teams like the New York Rangers and Islanders, Vancouver Canucks, and Nashville Predators are all salivating over the prospect of finishing the regular season.