BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings
HARTFORD, CT – A Cantlon’s Corner exclusive – While an Atlantic Division playoff is becoming increasingly unlikely to out of the question, it’s not so out West
A West Coast-based NHL source indicated that the Pacific Division is formulating a divisional playoff plan. The plan would include a play-in game, then a best-of-three series. Those series would be held in either Irvine, California, at the San Diego Gulls’ home facility, or in a bubble scenario in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
The preliminary starting date is sometime in mid-May, likely May 15. Still, the limited post-season will conclude no later than the end of May to make players available for their parent team’s Stanley Cup playoff rosters.
More on this story as it develops.
