9. Bettman announces 24-team return-to-play format, the Blackhawks are officially a playoff team!

On Tuesday, Gary Bettman officially announced the 24-team return-to-play format, making the Blackhawks officially a playoff team once again! He also announced how the draft lottery will work. Jake Golden dives into this news, along with discussing how the Blackhawks can win at least two series’, how Jim Montgomery turned his life around and why he’d be a good fit in Chicago, why the Carolina Hurricanes and Tampa Bay Lightning said “no” to the 24-team format, why the NHL and NHLPA changed the series length in fear of Patrick Kane, and he answers a few lister questions. All that and more, on this edition of Chi-Town Hockey. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app