For weeks now, it has been assumed that the NHL planned on dropping the puck on its 2020-21 season either right on January 1 or sometime not long after. Taking a quick glance at the calendar, one can easily see that the NHL’s target date is now less than a month away and there has been seemingly little progress made on determining exactly when that new season will begin or what the format will look like.
On Tuesday, Pierre Lebrun of The Athletic fired off a pair of tweets that provided a small update on where things stand at the moment as the clock keeps ticking for the NHL and NHLPA to come to terms on an agreement for next season.