Thursday, as Friday’s semi-soft deadline for the NHL and NHLPA to come to an agreement that would allow the NHL season to begin on January 13 draws near, Chris Johnston dropped a bombshell.
Sources: The NHL could move games involving Canadian teams to the United States in 2021 if its unable to reach agreement with provincial health authorities.https://t.co/bcdciuQBZs
— Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) December 17, 2020
At first blush, this sounds like political posturing. The NHL is leaking this to put pressure on various Canadian governments to agree now to their plans and not delay the process.