I was always under the impression that NHL teams were not suppose to travel until the morning of the 27th of December, and by morning, I am referring to 8 am, 9 am etc.
A lot of players will make plans to travel somewhere usually late on December 23rd and than have 3 full days off to rest and recover with family and friends. A lot of teams will travel on the 27th early morning for same day travel on game day, which is a rarity.
If more teams see that the fine is a minor $100k, than they will take more advantage of this loophole.
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