A year after the pandemic temporarily shut down the NHL, a handful of roadblocks remain to handing out the Stanley Cup again this season — including the U.S.-Canada border. The border remains closed to nonessential travel, an issue the NHL addressed before the 2021 season began in January by realigning its divisions. All seven teams in the North Division are based in Canada and they play against only each other through the first two rounds of the postseason. But the league has a decision looming on what to do when a Canadian team faces a U.S. opponent in the third round of the playoffs. Talks are ongoing with Canadian government officials, though nothing needs to be settled yet since cross-border play won't happen until mid-June. "We've got a little bit of time to deal with this," Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly said during a video interview Thursday. "I can't certainly promise any result, and we'll work through the process and we'll see what the result is and we'll respond appropriately. But in terms of timeline, I don't think there's any kind of firm deadline that we have to meet to accomplish a change in plans if that's necessary." [ Your 2020-21… Read full this story
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