Two schedule options for 2021-22 season revealed!

Which do you prefer? Check this out:

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Two schedule options for 2021-22 season revealed!
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It was recently reported that the National Hockey League is targeting an Oct. 12 start date for next season. The 2020-21 NHL season will end in mid-July and so it makes sense that the start be delayed a bit. And we bet the Seattle Kraken can wait some additional days for its inaugural season. 

On Tuesday, we got to find out more about the upcoming season’s potential schedule thanks to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman, who reports that “teams were given two schedule options for the 2020–21 season. The Canadian Division will be a one-year wonder, as we revert to the previous set-up.”

Here they are: 

Option I: Home-and-home with the opposing conference (32 games); three versus the other division in your conference (24 games); 26 in your division (four against five of the other teams, three against the other two). That leads to the previous playoff format, as well.
Option II: Home-and-home with the other three divisions (48 games); four versus each divisional opponent (28 games); leaving room for six “special” games, such as historical or geographical rivals. For example, we could ask for more Toronto/Vancouver — starting at 4:00 p.m. Pacific, of course. Those would likely be divisional playoffs.

The dates are tentative and still need to be approved by the NHL Players Association before they’re formalized. And we bet the association will look to debate the options with the players before agreeing to a set-up for 2021-22. 

Which option do you prefer? 

Source: Sportsnet