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Wake With Elias- June 4, 2020: NHL Announces More Playoff Info, Sens Foundation Parts Ways With Team And More

This little nugget of info came out a short while ago, and certainly alters how things could go for any team in the playoffs:

You have to believe one team that is thrilled with this would be the Toronto Maple Leafs, because this means that a win in the play-in round doesn’t automatically doom them to a quarter-final matchup against the Boston Bruins. It could still happen, but it’s not guaranteed depending on how the seeding goes.

The other big news this morning came out of Ottawa, as the Senators Foundation announced it would be severing all ties with the club:

On the surface, this seems very much like business as usual for one of the NHL’s most chaotic franchises.