It’s reaching the point in the bizarre, chaotic 2020 NHL offseason where nothing makes sense anymore, everything is upside-down, and simultaneously everything and nothing is happening all at once.
The NHL has yet to fully formulate a plan to re-start the league for the 2020-21 season; they’re still operating on the assumption that the season will begin on January 1st, but have yet to firmly set that as the start date and still haven’t figured out how many games will be played.
There have been some hold-ups (we’ve written a bit about that, coming out later today!