Here we are in December 2020 and the NHL is sending out veiled threats to the NHL Players Association, covered in PR-speak, that they might cancel the season. The Players Association responds in kind about greedy owners. It’s like 2012 all over again, but, it’s not. because there is no lockout this time.
The core problem is that the revenue sharing model in the CBA was designed for “normal operating circumstances,” and that Memorandum of Understanding from back in the spring really didn’t adjust expectations enough.
There’s plenty of blame for both sides here. Their projected timeline for the recovery from the pandemic was way too fast and contemplated no other possible outcomes.