PHILADELPHIA, PA - The NHL announced Tuesday that it plans to abandon the rest of the regular season and go straight into the playoffs with 24 teams instead of 16 if they can resume play.
While the NHL and NHL Players’ Association figure out health and safety protocols including where the teams will be able to play safely, the Philadelphia Flyers will enter the playoffs if games are able to resume.
In the NHL’s Return to Play plan, there will be two different rounds before the playoffs begin, the Round Robin and the Qualifying Rounds.
Since the shut down in March, the Flyers currently hold the 4th best record in the Eastern Conference and will be eligible to play in the Round Robin tournament for top seeding along with the Boston Bruins,