Seeing as how there are no asterisks beside either the 1995 New Jersey Devils’ or the 2013 Chicago Blackhawks’ Stanley Cup championships – both following abbreviated seasons — anything now would appear possible. So when the NHL and the NHL Players’ Association announced on Friday night the first step in approving a proposed 24-team postseason tournament to determine a titlist for the 2019-20 season, hardly a soul blinked an eye. If Stanley Cups can be awarded after labor-shortened [...]
