HAMILTON, ON - JANUARY 16: Alexis Lafreniere #11 of Team White skates during warm up for the 2020 CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game against Team Red at FirstOntario Centre on January 16, 2020 in Hamilton, Canada. (Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images)
The Montreal Canadiens could make the playoffs via the NHL restart plan but it could likely come at the cost of being in the 2020 Draft Lottery.
As the days click by, we’re getting closer to confirmation of the NHL returning only to head straight to the playoffs with 24 teams playing. As the numbers would have it, the Montreal Canadiens would be included getting an opportunity to contend for a Stanley Cup.