Thursday evening, Bob McKenzie of TSN reported that the NHL and NHLPA are currently locked in an “unprecedented” level of negotiations as the league attempts to complete their plan to finish the 2019-20 season.
When the NHL suspended play due to the COVID-19 outbreak this past March, league executives knew they would have to work incredibly hard in order to get back on the ice and award the Stanley Cup this year. They have now reached a do-or-die inflection point. With COVID-19 numbers continuing to grow across large portions of the United States, the NHL is hoping to create a plan that the players feel safe enough to play in.