In a week that is shaping up to be huge in the NHL’s Return To Play Plan, the Vegas Golden Knights have been given a lot more clarity on what the short-term future looks like.
It was announced by NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman on Tuesday that the 2019-20 Regular Season is now in the books, with 24 teams set to return at some point this year for the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
The seven teams who are now done for the year will go straight into the 2020 NHL Lottery Draft, where they will eventually be joined by the eight teams who fail to qualify for the Postseason.