With the sporting world on lockdown due to the coronavirus crisis, including the Vegas Golden Knights, all discussions now are revolving around the impact this health pandemic will have on the NHL.
It is almost feasible at this point to suggest that the salary cap for the 2020-21 season will be frozen, and we discussed the ramifications for the Golden Knights here, while the future of the remainder of the 2019-20 regular season and the Stanley Cup Playoffs is still very much in doubt.
And, with the NHL set to take an almighty body blow financially no matter what happens now, conversations are starting to take place around what the NHL will do in order to help teams if the cap for 2020-21 remains at $81.