Well, this is weird. We’re going to be talking about meaningful NHL games being played in August. Not the Olympics. Not the World Cup. Not the World Championships. Actual NHL playoff hockey.

In an alternate, normal universe, April 10, 2020 would have marked the third day of the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs, and the Pittsburgh Penguins would be a game or two into their first round series against whoever. Instead, we are in the universe where COVID-19 has forced the “pause” of the 2019-20 NHL season and, as it stands today, we are no closer to knowing if or when the season will resume.