[News] UPD: NHL/NHLPA approve agreement for 56 gm season. Canadian governments approve too!

[Burning Beard]

Originally Posted by dissentowner

Flames
Leafs
Montreal
Winnipeg
Edmonton
Vancouver
Ottawa

I can get on board with this. If the Flames top guys rebound a bit and with the addition of Markstrom I think the Flames can take the division.

[You Need a Thneed]

Was the Flames regional TV deal with Sportsnet supposed to expire this off-season? Did I miss an announcement of an extension?

What channel am I watching Flames games in this year?

[sureLoss]

per Dreger no players have opted out

Darren Dreger @DarrenDreger
My understanding is, no NHL players from last season have opted out of the 2020-2021 season.

[powderjunkie]

Originally Posted by You Need a Thneed

Was the Flames regional TV deal with Sportsnet supposed to expire this off-season? Did I miss an announcement of an extension?

What channel am I watching Flames games in this year?

Since it's only Canadian teams this year, I'm not sure how much incentive there is for either TSN or RSN to pony up?

[PugnaciousIntern]

Originally Posted by sureLoss

per Dreger no players have opted out

Darren Dreger @DarrenDreger
My understanding is, no NHL players from last season have opted out of the 2020-2021 season.

Is Hamonic’s unsigned status essentially his version of opting out, or just regular UFA issues in a pandemic year?

[flamesgod]

Originally Posted by lazypucker

Aren't the players being locked up in hotels and won't be able to get outside while on the road? Isn't that a form of bubble already?

Playing at home and going back to their families who are out with the general population will be a different set of problems though...

How is it any different then any other employee on the planet?

[DeluxeMoustache]

Originally Posted by flamesgod

How is it any different then any other employee on the planet?

I think it is different from other employees because a locker room is a good place for spread if someone was to be exposed

[Textcritic]

Originally Posted by DeluxeMoustache

I think it is different from other employees because a locker room is a good place for spread if someone was to be exposed

And players are carrying everything they contract from locker room to locker room all across the country. It is definitely a little different than Average Joe working at his hum-drum job.

[Fire]

Originally Posted by PugnaciousIntern

Is Hamonic’s unsigned status essentially his version of opting out, or just regular UFA issues in a pandemic year?

There have been rumours surrounding him with a few teams. He is suppose to be looking for a multi year deal.