There are a lot of pieces that the league needs to put together before the 2020-21 season kicks off. One of the blanks they have to fill in is a schedule. In order to figure out a schedule they have to set up some divisions. With a desire to limit travel (and the fact that the Canadian teams most likely won’t be able to cross the border) there will be a temporary re-alignment.
Reports are that the Lightning might find themselves in the Central Division.
A division with Chicago, Detroit, and St.