The Shape of This Offseason for the Leafs

Photo by Julian Avram/Icon Sportswire via Getty ImagesThe NHL is moving towards a traditional schedule with this offseason, and we hope that remains possible, but for a few more months, the usual things are going to happen on a slightly strange schedule.

With a focus on what matters to the Leafs, this is the offseason schedule:

May

With two more weeks in May, the NHL focus is almost entirely on the second round, which should end just before the month does. There will be some more awards nomination announcements coming as things progress on the ice, however.

The IIHF World Championship is already going on, and runs to May 29, but it’s a bit late for most countries to be adding players. If any…