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| Who's getting squeezed by NHL's return? |
| The NHL's plan to restart isn't exactly equitable for all teams. Here are the teams that will compete for the Stanley Cup, ranked by who should feel most chafed. |
| Posted: 05/27/2020 |
| NHL monitoring situation before choosing where to play games |
| Seven of the 10 locations the NHL has zeroed in on to hold playoff games if it resumes are American cities not restricted by Canada's 14-day mandatory quarantine upon arrival. As 24 teams figure out how to squeeze an expanded roster and limited personnel into one of two ''hub'' cities, the Vancouver Canucks are even considering relocating training camp to the U.S. if the situation doesn't change in the coming weeks. ''It's something that we're thinking about, but also too we just want to give it a few more days just to see if something is going to change,'' Vancouver general manager Jim Benning said Wednesday. |
| Posted: 05/28/2020 |
| How Blackhawks' paused 2020 NHL season may compare to 2012-13 lockout |
| When the Blackhawks had group practices at Johnny's IceHouse West during the 2012-13 lockout while they waited for the season to start, there was a purpose and intensity that carried into official team practices, training camp, the regular season and hoisting the Stanley Cup after the 2013 playoffs concluded. |
| Posted: 05/27/2020 |
| Criticism doesn't alter Sabres GM's plan to build with youth |
| Jason Botterill is very much aware of the criticism he’s attracted overseeing a Buffalo Sabres team that extended its playoff drought to nine years by failing to even qualify for the NHL’s expanded 24-team format. “There’s always urgency in this position, and I’m not surprised that our passionate fans want to see a winner on the ice,” Botterill said during a Zoom conference call Wednesday, a day after the Sabres were officially eliminated following the league’s decision to forego the remainder of the regular season. , there wasn’t enough consistency to extend the Sabres’ 50th anniversary year after games were placed on pause due to the pandemic in March. |
| Posted: 05/27/2020 |
| Canada urged to lift Covid restrictions for NHL players |
| Canada's federal government has been urged to relax its coronavirus quarantine controls to boost Edmonton's chances of hosting part of the National Hockey League playoffs. Alberta Premier Jason Kenney made the request in a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday as the NHL announced it is considering Edmonton as one of 10 possible hub cities to restart the season in. |
| Posted: 05/27/2020 |
| Pens F Bjugstad out for season after having spinal surgery |
| The Pittsburgh Penguins will head into whatever becomes of the NHL postseason without forward Nick Bjugstad. The team announced Wednesday that Bjugstad underwent spinal surgery to repair a herniated disk. General manager Jim Rutherford said the surgery was necessary after Bjugstad had a ''setback'' while recovering from a lower-body injury suffered just before the NHL went on hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| Posted: 05/27/2020 |
| Steve Yzerman says Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill keeping job |
| Detroit Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman is keeping coach Jeff Blashill despite another lackluster season. Yzerman told reporters on Wednesday his previously announced plans to keep Blashill behind the bench have not changed. Blashill's record over five seasons in Detroit is 153-194-52. |
| Posted: 05/27/2020 |
| The Latest: NBA reminding teams players overseas can return |
| The NBA reminded its teams Wednesday that players who are currently outside the U.S. have been cleared to return, though quarantine rules may apply in some areas. A small number of NBA players from foreign countries left for home during the pandemic. Teams are expecting guidance, perhaps as soon as later this week, as to when they will be allowed to resume full-scale practicing in advance of a possible resumption of the NBA season later this summer. |
| Posted: 05/27/2020 |
| 'A step toward normalcy' - NHL shapes a return to play plan |
| Rosy as the news might sound, Gary Bettman made no promises in announcing the NHL has the framework of a plan in place to return to the ice. ''If it has to slide more, then it'll slide,'' Bettman said, referring to the timetable. |
| Posted: 05/27/2020 |
| NJ Devils season comes to end as NHL plots playoff plan |
| The New Jersey Devils' season came to an end on Tuesday after the NHL abandoned the rest of the regular season and announced plans to head straight into the playoffs with 24 teams. Only seven teams were left out of the postseason under the plan commissioner Gary Bettman unveiled to resume the season later this summer. The Devils had a 28-29-12 record in a regular season that saw both coach John Hynes and general manager Ray Shero fired. |
| Posted: 05/27/2020 |
| NHL announces return to play for the 2019-2020 season |
| RESENDING WITH UPDATED SCRIPT VIDEO SHOWS: STATEMENT BY NHL COMMISSIONER GARY BETTMAN, FILE FOOTAGE OF WASHINGTON CAPITALS TRAINING AND THEIR VICTORY PARADE AFTER WINNING THE STANLEY CUP SHOWS: WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES (FILE) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 1. WASHINGTON CAPITALS TEAM TRAINING NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES (MAY 26, 2020) (NHL - MUST COURTESY NHL) 2. (SOUNDBITE) (English) NHL COMMISSIONER, GARY BETTMAN, SAYING: "Good afternoon. I am delighted to be with you today to announce our resumption of play and the format for the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs and the 2020 NHL Draft lottery." WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES (FILE - JUNE 12, 2018) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 3. WASHINGTON CAPITALS STANLEY CUP PARADE NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES (MAY 26, 2020) (NHL - MUST COURTESY NHL) 4. (SOUNDBITE) (English) NHL COMMISSIONER, GARY BETTMAN, SAYING: "As we seek some return to normalcy this is an important day, particularly for NHL fans. Since March 12 we have been hopeful and optimistic that by developing all options and alternatives we could get to this point. I know I join sports fans everywhere we cannot wait for our players to hit the ice again and I look forward to the greatest privilege of all - presenting the most stories and coveted trophy in all of sports to the captain of the 2020 Stanley Cup champions." STORY: The National Hockey League will go straight into an expanded 24-team playoff format and all games will be held in two hub cities if action resumes this year amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Commissioner Gary Bettman said on Tuesday (May 26). Bettman, in a televised address, said 10 hub cities are under consideration but he did not give a potential start date for the Stanley Cup Playoffs or say when NHL players can even return to team facilities for voluntary workouts. Bettman also said he does not anticipate training camps opening before the first half of July, which means the playoffs, which typically run from mid-April to mid-June, could possibly not start until August. The cities being considered to host playoff games without spectators are Chicago, Columbus, Dallas, Edmonton, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Pittsburgh, Toronto and Vancouver. Bettman's comments came a day after the NHL said in a memo to teams that it was targeting early June as the start date for Phase 2 of its Return to Play plan, which would include opening practice rinks for small, voluntary group workouts. The 31-team NHL, which has 24 clubs in the United States and seven in Canada, has been in Phase 1 of its return-to-play protocol since players were advised to self-quarantine in mid-March when the coronavirus brought live sports to a standstill. The final two phases of the return-to-play protocol would see full team training camps followed by a resumption of games. When the NHL suspended play in March as part of efforts to stem the spread of the coronavirus there were still three weeks and 189 games left in its regular season and the Stanley Cup Playoffs scheduled to end in June. But Bettman said the regular season is now over and the NHL, when cleared, will instead get right into postseason action. Under the unique playoff format, the top four seeds in each conference - based on points percentage from the regular season - will receive byes through a play-in tournament but would take part in a three-game round-robin to stay fresh. The other 16 teams in the expanded field would compete in a play-in round featuring best-of-five series to determine the rest of the a traditional 16-team Stanley Cup playoff bracket. First- and second-round playoff matchups could be either best-of-five or best-of-seven series, Bettman said. Under the usual format, the NHL playoffs feature eight teams from each conference, with the Stanley Cup champion having to navigate four best-of-seven series. Only twice before has the Stanley Cup not been awarded: in 1919 because of the Spanish flu; and in 2005 when the season was called off due to a lockout. (Production: Peter Bullock) |
| Posted: 05/27/2020 |
| NHL to restart with 24-team playoff in two hub cities |
| The National Hockey League announced Tuesday it will abandon the rest of the regular season and proceed directly to a 24-team playoff staged in two hub cities. NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said the revised schedule would "produce a worthy Stanley Cup champion" after a season that has been put on hold by the coronavirus pandemic. The NHL season has been on pause since March 12 due to the COVID-19 outbreak, and all players currently remain under league-mandated quarantine. |
| Posted: 05/27/2020 |
| NHL moves ahead with 24-team playoff format if play resumes |
| The NHL will abandon the rest of the regular season and go straight into the playoffs with 24 teams instead of 16 - if it is able to resume play. The decision, announced Tuesday by Commissioner Gary Bettman, is no guarantee that games are coming back. The NHL and the NHL Players' Association must still figure out health and safety protocols and solve other issues. |
| Posted: 05/27/2020 |
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| EASTERN CONFERENCE |
| Team |
GP |
W |
L |
OT |
GD |
PTS |
| 1. BOS |
70 |
44 |
14 |
12 |
53 |
100 |
| 2. TBL |
70 |
43 |
21 |
6 |
50 |
92 |
| 3. WSH |
69 |
41 |
20 |
8 |
25 |
90 |
| 4. PHI |
69 |
41 |
21 |
7 |
36 |
89 |
| 5. PIT |
69 |
40 |
23 |
6 |
28 |
86 |
| 6. TOR |
70 |
36 |
25 |
9 |
11 |
81 |
| 7. CAR* |
68 |
38 |
25 |
5 |
29 |
81 |
| 8. CBJ* |
70 |
33 |
22 |
15 |
-7 |
81 |
| 9. NYI |
68 |
35 |
23 |
10 |
-1 |
80 |
| 10. NYR |
70 |
37 |
28 |
5 |
12 |
79 |
| 11. FLA |
69 |
35 |
26 |
8 |
3 |
78 |
| 12. MTL |
71 |
31 |
31 |
9 |
-9 |
71 |
| 13. BUF |
69 |
30 |
31 |
8 |
-22 |
68 |
| 14. NJD |
69 |
28 |
29 |
12 |
-41 |
68 |
| 15. OTT |
71 |
25 |
34 |
12 |
-52 |
62 |
| 16. DET |
71 |
17 |
49 |
5 |
-122 |
39 |
| WESTERN CONFERENCE |
| Team |
GP |
W |
L |
OT |
GD |
PTS |
| 1. COL |
70 |
42 |
20 |
8 |
46 |
92 |
| 2. STL |
71 |
41 |
19 |
10 |
30 |
92 |
| 3. VGK |
71 |
39 |
24 |
8 |
16 |
86 |
| 4. EDM |
71 |
37 |
25 |
9 |
8 |
83 |
| 5. DAL |
69 |
37 |
24 |
8 |
3 |
82 |
| 6. CGY |
70 |
36 |
27 |
7 |
-5 |
79 |
| 7. WPG* |
71 |
37 |
28 |
6 |
13 |
80 |
| 8. VAN* |
69 |
36 |
27 |
6 |
11 |
78 |
| 9. NSH |
69 |
35 |
26 |
8 |
-2 |
78 |
| 10. MIN |
69 |
35 |
27 |
7 |
0 |
77 |
| 11. ARZ |
70 |
33 |
29 |
8 |
8 |
74 |
| 12. CHI |
70 |
32 |
30 |
8 |
-6 |
72 |
| 13. ANA |
71 |
29 |
32 |
9 |
-37 |
67 |
| 14. LAK |
70 |
29 |
35 |
6 |
-34 |
64 |
| 15. SJS |
70 |
29 |
36 |
5 |
-44 |
63 |
| ATLANTIC |
| Team |
GP |
W |
L |
OT |
PTS |
GD |
GA |
| BOS |
70 |
44 |
14 |
12 |
100 |
227 |
174 |
| TBL |
70 |
43 |
21 |
6 |
92 |
245 |
195 |
| TOR |
70 |
36 |
25 |
9 |
81 |
238 |
227 |
| FLA |
69 |
35 |
26 |
8 |
78 |
231 |
228 |
| MTL |
71 |
31 |
31 |
9 |
71 |
212 |
221 |
| BUF |
69 |
30 |
31 |
8 |
68 |
195 |
217 |
| OTT |
71 |
25 |
34 |
12 |
62 |
191 |
243 |
| DET |
71 |
17 |
49 |
5 |
39 |
145 |
267 |
| METROPOLITAN |
| Team |
GP |
W |
L |
OT |
PTS |
GD |
GA |
| WSH |
69 |
41 |
20 |
8 |
90 |
240 |
215 |
| PHI |
69 |
41 |
21 |
7 |
89 |
232 |
196 |
| PIT |
69 |
40 |
23 |
6 |
86 |
224 |
196 |
| CAR |
68 |
38 |
25 |
5 |
81 |
222 |
193 |
| CBJ |
70 |
33 |
22 |
15 |
81 |
180 |
187 |
| NYI |
68 |
35 |
23 |
10 |
80 |
192 |
193 |
| NYR |
70 |
37 |
28 |
5 |
79 |
234 |
222 |
| NJD |
69 |
28 |
29 |
12 |
68 |
189 |
230 |
| CENTRAL |
| Team |
GP |
W |
L |
OT |
PTS |
GD |
GA |
| COL |
70 |
42 |
20 |
8 |
92 |
237 |
191 |
| STL |
71 |
41 |
19 |
10 |
92 |
222 |
192 |
| DAL |
69 |
37 |
24 |
8 |
82 |
180 |
177 |
| WPG |
71 |
37 |
28 |
6 |
80 |
216 |
203 |
| NSH |
69 |
35 |
26 |
8 |
78 |
215 |
217 |
| MIN |
69 |
35 |
27 |
7 |
77 |
220 |
220 |
| CHI |
70 |
32 |
30 |
8 |
72 |
212 |
218 |
| PACIFIC |
| Team |
GP |
W |
L |
OT |
PTS |
GD |
GA |
| VGK |
71 |
39 |
24 |
8 |
86 |
227 |
211 |
| EDM |
71 |
37 |
25 |
9 |
83 |
225 |
217 |
| CGY |
70 |
36 |
27 |
7 |
79 |
210 |
215 |
| VAN |
69 |
36 |
27 |
6 |
78 |
228 |
217 |
| ARZ |
70 |
33 |
29 |
8 |
74 |
195 |
187 |
| ANA |
71 |
29 |
32 |
9 |
67 |
186 |
223 |
| LAK |
70 |
29 |
35 |
6 |
64 |
178 |
212 |
| SJS |
70 |
29 |
36 |
5 |
63 |
182 |
226 |
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