It has been over two months since the NHL and the entire sporting world came to a grinding halt because of the COVID-19 pandemic, although we have been offered hope in recent days that the Vegas Golden Knights could return sooner rather than later.
Per Pierre LeBrun of The Athletic, the NHL and the NHLPA have been locked in talks over a potential return for hockey this summer, with a 24-team expanded Playoff format gathering a lot of momentum.
The basic premise is that those teams on the bubble would contest a play-in game to sneak into the postseason, with the top seeds including the Golden Knights getting a First-Round bye.