Pittsburgh Penguins: Bring on a 24-team playoff format in 2020

Sidney Crosby #87 of the Pittsburgh Penguins. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

If the NHL and the Pittsburgh Penguins resume this year, a 24-team playoff might be the only way. The Penguins should welcome that scenario; let’s talk about why.

According to PHN, the Pittsburgh Penguins and the rest of the NHL for that matter are inching closer towards a 24-team playoff. That report and the one from Pierre LeBrun of TSN where he talked about there being traction over the past weekend, add hope.

Going even further in-depth, Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports reported a hopeful structure could break down the 24 teams into some sort of round-robin style of play. That proposed formula would look…