The NHL is willing to delay the start of the 2020-21 campaign until November in order to conclude this season, TSN’s Pierre LeBrun reports.
The league believes it can play a full season next year by canceling the 2021 All-Star Game and the accompanying bye weeks and by extending the postseason into late June, LeBrun adds.
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Deputy commissioner Bill Daly said in March that the NHL wants to avoid scenarios that prevent a full 2020-21 season from being played.
The NHL reportedly asked teams in March for August arena availability. More recently, multiple cities, including Grand Forks, North Dakota; Manchester, New Hampshire; and Saskatoon, Saskatchewan have contacted the league about holding neutral-site playoff games.
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