Pittsburgh Penguins: They’re bringing hockey back, yeah

Pittsburgh Penguins stand for the National Anthem. (Photo by Justin Berl/Getty Images)

The NHLPA’s executive board approved a 24-team playoff format for a potential restart. In short, the Pittsburgh Penguins will be facing some familiar foes.

For starters, the format that was approved is a conference-based playoff format. Simply meaning that the top seeds from the East play the East; you get the picture. It’s still undetermined as to when the Pittsburgh Penguins will return, but we harness our inner JT, they’re bringing hockey back, YEAH!

Moving on, I’d like to apologize for that reference, but seriously, hockey is coming back! A few details remain to be voted on, according to the union, but…