The Tampa Bay Lightning shake hands with the Boston Bruins (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
The Stanley Cup Playoffs have been exciting as they usually are, even without the Nashville Predators. But questions about the timeline for next season still loom.
The Eastern and Western Conference Finals will be set later this weekend, setting the stage for a berth to the Stanley Cup Final. The Nashville Predators sadly bowed out quickly in the Stanley Cup Qualifiers.
Everything has mostly gone according to plan for the NHL in their Return-to-Play plan that was complex and complicated when first announced.