Scenario No. 1: When the Vancouver Canucks acquired J.T. Miller from the Tampa Bay Lightning last summer for a first-round pick in 2020, the trade carried a caveat. And that was if the Canucks missed the playoffs this season, that pick would transfer to 2021.
Scenario No. 2: When the Calgary Flames traded James Neal to the Edmonton Oilers for Milan Lucic, there was a stipulation that would see the Flames get the Oilers’ third-round pick in 2020 if Neal scored 21 or more goals and Lucic finished with 10 fewer than Neal. When play was suspended March 12, Neal had 19 goals with 11 games remaining and Lucic had eight with 12 to go.