One of the least talked about issues in discussing Return to Play plans for the 2020-21 NHL season are trades. Of course, when it comes to getting back on the ice, there are much bigger concerns. The whole pesky “we are not trying to renegotiate the CBA” thing being the biggest one.
When it comes to what some teams will look like heading into next season there’s plenty of questions. You have a number of free agents unsigned. And then you have a handful of teams over or at the cap aggressively trying to dump contracts.