With the NHL announcing their decision to suspend the regular season, the Vancouver Canucks, like every other team, can’t help but wonder if they’ve already played their final game of 2019-20.
If the NHL decides to eventually continue the campaign, it’s possible they’ll just cancel the remainder of the regular season and skip towards the playoffs. If they make that call, how will the league determine the playoff field?
They could simply decide to roll with the current standings, even though it’d be unfair to the teams below the playoff bar that have played less games.
The league could also go by winning percentage, or they could do a “play in” series, as some have suggested.