On Friday, TSN's Bob McKenzie reported the NHL's playoff proposal is expected to get approved by the NHLPA.
"While last night’s NHLPA executive committee conference call got a little heated at times, and various individual players still have a wide variety of views on the NHL’s (Return to Play) format, the exec committee vote by team is expected to result in NHLPA approval of the NHL plan," McKenzie tweeted.
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