Less than 24 hours after a report from TSN stating the NHL may claim Force Majeure to cancel the season, there seems to be an entirely different story now. According to Gary Bettman there are no threats and they are working towards the new season.
Bettman says NHL not trying to renegotiate
“We’re not actually having negotiations and we’re not seeking to renegotiate,” the commissioner said at the Sports Business Journal’s ‘conference. “We made a number of assumptions collectively over the summer, most of which are not applicable anymore. There are a lot of things that we have to deal with if we’re going to return to play.