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Toronto Maple Leafs: 24-Team Playoff Format Approved

On Friday evening the news was made official that the Toronto Maple Leafs and 23 other teams will be returning to the ice this summer using the previously proposed expanded playoff format.

In a statement released by the NHLPA, The Executive Board of the player’s union has unanimously voted in favor of continuing negotiations with the league on the exact nature of the return-to-play procedure and protocols, using the 24-team playoff format as the basis of their plan.

That does not, however, mean that we’ll be seeing Game One of the Toronto Maple Leafs and Columbus Blue Jackets anytime soon.