It may only be for one year, but this guy is all smiles with the news that the playoffs for this year will be divisional. As a kid growing up and falling in love with the sport, there was something special about watching your team butt heads in an elimination format against bitter divisional rivals.
Breaking down the details of the 2020-21 NHL Season
Here’s a breakdown of some of the key tidbits of last night’s agreement:
- 56 game schedule
- Season to begin 1/13*
- Training camps will begin 12/30 (non-RTP) and 1/3 (RTP)*
- No expanded roster, remains 23
- Taxi squad of up to 4-6 players with a mandatory third goalie
- Top 4 teams in each division will make the playoffs
- First two rounds of playoffs will be within division
- Round three will be the first out of division games seeded by points
- Players can opt-out of play without pay, team can carryover the contract a year
*Dates subject to change
Shades of Old Time Hockey
This season will be reminiscent of the glory days of divisional battles that date back to the 80’s and 90’s.