Return to play: NHL and NHLPA talks head into the night

​Long night ahead…

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Return to play: NHL and NHLPA talks head into the night
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Fans were expecting to know more about the NHL’s return to play plan and the hub cities where action will take place on Tuesday, however, more talks got in the way. 

An extension to the Collective Bargaining Agreement – a near financial and economic prerequisite to return to play given the lost revenue as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. There is a lot on the table : the players owe the owners hundreds of millions of dollars because of their responsibility for a 50-50 revenue split and have already been paid 90 per cent of their compensation for the season, which was suspended back in March.

As you may have heard, New York Rangers’ Artemi Panarin voiced his frustration last week, stating players should not report to training camps before a new CBA is in place.

“I have concerns not only about the health of players but also about the long-term prosperity of the NHL,” Panarin wrote. “For nearly two decades, the Players have protected the owners [sic] income with escrow, including throughout this pandemic process, even as owners’ equity continues to grow. It is time to fix the escrow.
“We as players cannot report to camp without already having an agreement in place.”

Fans were looking forward to know where the action would resume as we expected the official hub cites reveal would be done today, however, a delay in naming the hub cities occurred. 

And David Pagnotta of The Fourth Period revealed everything that needed to be ironed it, which announces a long night ahead for both sides. 


Let’s see where everything stands in the morning…