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NHL announced more details today regarding the plan for a return to play.
Below are the playoff details from the league:
"NEW YORK (June 4, 2020) - The National Hockey League announced today more details of its playoff format for the 2019-20 Return To Play Plan:
Series Lengths
The Qualifying Round will be composed of best-of-five series. All other rounds (First Round, Second Round, Conference Finals, Stanley Cup Final) will be best-of-seven series.
"Seeding" Format
In each succeeding round of the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs, the highest remaining seed in each conference will face the lowest remaining seed, the second-highest remaining seed in each conference will face the second-lowest remaining seed, etc.
Round Robin Tiebreaker
Ties in the Round Robin - featuring the top four teams from each conference - will be broken by regular season points percentage. The seeding order for these teams then will remain the same throughout the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
"Home" Ice
* In the Qualifying Round, the higher-seeded team will be designated as the home team in Games 1, 2 and 5. The lower-seeded team will be designated as the home team in Games 3 and 4.
* In the First Round, Second Round and Conference Finals, the higher-seeded team will be designated as the home team in Games 1, 2, 5 and 7. The lower-seeded team will be designated as the home team in Games 3, 4 and 6.
* In the Stanley Cup Final, the team with the higher regular season points percentage will be designated as the home team in Games 1, 2, 5 and 7. The team with the lower regular season points percentage will be designated as the home team in Games 3, 4 and 6.
Today's announcement follows approval by the League's Board of Governors and the National Hockey League Players' Association. The agreement is subject to the NHL and the NHLPA reaching an overall agreement on resuming play."
Excited to hear that facilities will be opening next Monday, but with a slow drip approach as they allow six players (max) to participate in off-ice and on-ice workouts.
What do you guys think of the "home ice" advantage setup?
If you're revving up for this Islanders series, here's a little more fuel to put in your tank...this article has two NHL staff writers
debating who will come out on top and advance to the next round.
Some interesting points on both sides.
Vintage Hockey
I'm not sure if you guys have seen it, but Litter Box Cats have posted two articles that spotlight the professional hockey teams in Florida that paved the way for the Panthers.
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Jacksonville Rockets
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Suncoast Suns
I don't know, man...if you ask me, a Rockets-inspired sweater would be a great way to pay homage to Florida's (little-known) hockey history and make a great third jersey at the same time. Add in the recent SpaceX launch and it's the perfect timing. Just swap the orange and blue for red, navy and gold highlights.
Or picture this one with cursive "Panthers" font in place of "Rockets." Again, drop in the red, navy and gold highlights and you're good to go.
Coaches jackets are mandatory. Obviously.
[Image from TheEHL.com]
I love the simplicity of both Rockets jerseys/setups.
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