A Wednesday meeting between the NHL and the NHLPA did not bode well for the New York Rangers to start a new season on January 1. According to Elliot Friedman of Sportsnet, the league’s proposal’s to modify the CBA were not met with a great deal of enthusiasm from the player’s union.
“There were audible gasps when this was presented” on the NHLPA conference call, one player said of the proposals when the NHLPA held a call with members for 2.5 hours on Wednesday.
According to Friedman, the league presented these two “gasp” worthy proposals:
The first asked for changes solely to the upcoming season.