The NHL and NHLPA have begun work on a new collective bargaining agreement well before the September 2026 deadline in an effort to get everything hammered out to avoid a lockout. Sides have yet to discuss the nitty gritty of player salary, the salary cap, and revenue sharing — but there does seem to be an early agreement on one change: An 84 game season.
This would mark the first scheduling shift in the NHL since 1994 when the league decided to move from 84 games down to 82, which has been the status quo up to this point. However, the current schedule is a complicated mess which is
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