The Coyotes were outside of a wild-card spot when the regular season was halted, but now have new life thanks to the NHL’s new 24-team tournament.

The Arizona Coyotes haven’t made the playoffs since 2012, when they made the conference final for the franchise’s most successful run ever. Now, after years of rebuilding, they’re back…or are they?

Thanks to the NHL’s 24-team Return to Play format, the Coyotes will indeed play hockey once it is deemed safe for the league to restart. But as the 11th-ranked team in the Western Conference, Arizona will have to beat Nashville in the qualifying round before they get to the literal first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Nonetheless, for a franchise that has come up short for such a long time, the Coyotes aren’t going to dwell on format.

“You play the regular season to play for the Stanley Cup,” said center Derek Stepan.