With the 2019-20 season still on hold for some time there's a concern about what will happen with deals set to expire on June 30, 2020. The New York Islanders, for example, have 20 pending free agents whose contracts are set to expire in just over a month.
With the NHL seemingly settled on what format to use to re-start the 2019-20 season, they aren't any closer to being able to actually start playing those games. The earliest estimate has play resuming in early-July if all goes well. So what happens to all of those contracts that will technically be expired?