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Looking at the NHL’s “secure bubbles”, which could leave out an important Montreal player

The NHL could move onto the next phase within a week, which means they have to reveal plans and details of what comes next. We’re finally getting to that point. Here’s a lot of great details:

For the first time, we have concrete details on how the #NHL plans to pull off a 24-team #StanleyCup tournament inside two strict ‘bubbles’ in Toronto and Edmonton.

Inside bubble life, testing, positive protocols, and how they could even pull the plug: https://t.co/m0lydXUrzW pic.twitter.com/eQevLKJ37W— Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) July 6, 2020

The whole thing is worth a read to know what is coming next, no need to quote it all here but some key points:

  • “The entire package - the Phase 3 and 4 protocols and CBA extension - will need to be ratified by both the NHL’s Board of Governors and the NHLPA’s full membership”.