From NHL press release tonight: "Teams participating in a best-of-five series during the Stanley Cup Qualifiers are considered to have made the postseason and participated in a postseason series."
— Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) July 11, 2020It took a global pandemic and a complete reworking of the playoff system, but the Canucks playoff drought is over! Are you ready for up to 15 hours of hockey a day? August 1st is the target, as the play-in round games will get underway in Edmonton and Toronto for the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs. It took a lot of negotiation, but both sides appear to be happy with what they’ve put together, the protocols are in place, and players are returning to their teams to begin training camp soon.