The NHL and NHLPA have apparently moved past the major sticking point in negotiations around the return to play for the 2020-21 season.
In a major development Monday night from Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman, the economic framework previously agreed upon in negotiations over the summer will remain as bargained, meaning the owners’ efforts to increase their revenue share has been abandoned.
It’s been reported over the last few weeks that the owners were looking to increase the percentage on deferred payments or trigger higher escrow caps to make reparation after miscalculating just how bad the financial hit would be after cancelling the remainder of last regular season and returning over the summer to play out the rest of the season in two secure bubbles.