Based on some late developments on Monday night it appears as if the NHL is now targeting a mid-January start for the 2020-21 regular season with a shortened, 56-game regular season schedule.
That schedule would include a two-week training camp and zero exhibition games.
There are still a lot of things to settle, from protocols, to opt-outs, to the schedule itself, to potential hubs, to the temporary divisional alignment, to the playoffs, and every other logistical thing that comes from trying to play a professional sport during a global pandemic, but mid-January seems to be the new target.