If a 24-team field (including play-in games) is adopted, here’s hoping it would not become a part of the NHL moving forward. Yes, it generates more revenue – especially when fans are allowed in buildings – and, yes, it creates more interest in cities where teams are hopelessly out of the normal playoff picture.

But it would make the 82-game regular season even more meaningless than usual.

-Sam Carchidi of the Philadelphia Inquirer where you can read more on this topic.