NHL fans and observers (okay, and bloggers...but I doubly repeat myself) continue to be at a standstill as we await what the league might have in store for the 2020-21 season. Technically, official league language continues to target Jan. 1 as a start date (but it’s more like Jan. 13), though that would require some quick and significant maneuvering amid a worsening pandemic.
- But at least the parties have agreed to some things (like sticking to the CBA agreed to in the summer) and are discussing things like protocols and roster sizes.
- They will acknowledge the long-known secret that temporary realignment would be involved, to solve for that whole “the U.