Ryan Johansen #92 congratulates Pekka Rinne #35 of the Nashville Predators (Photo by John Russell/NHLI via Getty Images)
Everyone is focused on the upcoming playoff format to finish out 2019-20, but this will all have lasting affects on future seasons.
You can’t help but be excited about the return of hockey in just another month with players coming back to team training facilities, but the thought of future seasons still remains a big question.
Without question next season is going to be delayed in starting. After the Stanley Cup champ is finally crowned hopefully sometime in September, players are going to need around two months for an offseason.