The NHL is looking to temporarily realign its divisions for the 2020-21 season as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. , commi sioner Gary Bettman revealed that the league's realignment will likely DaQuan Jeffries Jersey feature a Canadian division as a result of border restrictions between the United States and Canada."There are a lot of things we have to do to return to play," Bettman said. "For us to return to play, we're not going to play 82 games, obviously, and we have travel i sues because of the restrictions at the border between Canada and the U.S. You can't go back and forth, so we're actually going to have to realign."If everything stays the way it is, we're probably going to have to have a Canadian division and realign in the U.S., and we're trying to focus on dealing with all of those challenges."Any type of realignment would require approval from the NHL Board of Governors. The proposed Canadian division would feature the , , , , , , and -- the seven Canadian franchises. In addition, the 24 teams based in the United States would have eight teams in three separate divisions. , the divisions would be as follows: , , , , , , , and , , , , , , , and , , , , , St. Louis , and Bettman also stated that the league's start date and number of games continues to be discu sed."We're still a work in progre s," Commi sioner Bettman said. "There's much to be determined." The league and NHL Players' A sociation continues to engage in dialogue regarding the format of the season along with the length of training camp and COVID-19 protocols. The NHL is hoping to have a full 82-game season in the 2021-22 campaign, which will feature the expansion Seattle Kraken joining the Pacific Division. De'Aaron Fox Jersey