As the NHL and NHL Players A sociation continue talks on how to restart the season, how the playoffs will be handled has been a large part of the conversation. Both sides are now working on a 24-team conference-based format for the playoffs, . There is a conference call scheduled for Thursday in which the scenario will be discu Yovani Gallardo Jersey sed further.In this particular format, the top four seeds (determined by points percentage) in the East would be the , , , and . Meanwhile, the top four teams in the West would Aaron Rodgers Jersey be the , , , and .According to Friedman, those eight teams would receive byes through a play-in tournament, but would take part in a three-game tournament in order to stay fresh.The remainder of the postseason would be "bracketed": No. 5 seed faces No. 12 (winner plays No. 4 seed)No. 6 vs. No. 11 (winner plays No. 3 seed)No. 7 vs. 10 (winner faces No. 2 seed)No. 8 vs. No. 9 Milwaukee Brewers Jersey (winner plays No. 1 seed)If the decides to move forward with this format, here's what the opening rounds in each conference would look like:East vs. vs. vs. vs.West vs. vs. vs. Wild vs.The play-in Manny Pina Jersey series would be a best-of-five while the remainder of the postseason series would all be in best-of-seven formats.The Athletic's Pierre LeBrun reported recently that the . Clearly, both sides have thought further about the idea, which led to this conference-based setup. LeBrun also reported that there would be some form of games prior to the start of the playoffs if the league does return to the ice this season. Currently, there are 189 regular season games Zach Davies Jersey remaining on the NHL schedule after the season was paused on March 12 due to the coronavirus pandemic.