After a week full of announcements across the NHL, FriedgeHNIC explores what comes next in a new 31 Thoughts blog. Presented by: GMCcanada.
• Playoffs may feature re-seeding — not a bracketIt was nice to talk about the fun stuff. Playoff matchups, lottery odds, votes of confidence, players recovering from injury — all of the great things we miss pontificating about. The last few days have been a good public-relations burst for the NHL and its players.The Return to Play committee put in legit work. It wasn’t easy, and not everyone was happy, but no one faulted the effort.
While you have to believe there will be protection in case the pandemic does not allow competition, the league is going to have to know whether or not the players are truly committed to play. The family issue is a big one. During a conference call on Wednesday, Columbus captain Nick Foligno said, “If somebody tells me I can’t see my family, there’s going to be a fight.”
At times, it’s been suggested by not only players, but team executives, that we wait until the end of the summer before returning to training camps and playing games. I can understand why the players would want that. They are creatures of habit, and it is what they are used to.
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