With a new CBA extension in place, and the 2019-2020 NHL season about to resume, there are special rules for contracts.
Extensions
June 30 is the normal expiration for NHL contracts and July 1 is when they roll into the new year. Players due to receive signing bonuses on July 1 got them because the NHL and NHLPA couldn’t get this deal done in time to prevent that. But now all contacts set to expire on June 30 are extended until the day before Free Agency.
Free Agency will be the later of October 9 or six days after the Stanley Cup Final.