Fansided · Apr 25, 2020
If NHL Resumes, Toronto Maple Leafs Should Host Atlantic Division Games
For the first time in a while, it feels like the Toronto Maple Leafs may be playing hockey soon.
Multiple reports have noted that the NHL wants to return play and finish the regular season. Rumours suggest they would aligned by division, so the Toronto Maple Leafs would be a perfect host-city for the Atlantic Division.
Included as front-runners thus far, are the Carolina Hurricanes, Edmonton Oilers and Minnesota Wild for three of the four divisions. However, the Atlantic Division has yet to have a favorite emerge.
So, why not Toronto?
In terms of COVID-19 cases, let’s compare the teams in the Atlantic Division (as of April 23rd, 2020):
New York (Buffalo Sabres) – 263,460 cases