Contracts question

[Radar]

With the Covid crisis only getting worst what happens to all these one year contracts if there is no season?

 

 

[Zamboni]

25 minutes ago, Radar said:

With the Covid crisis only getting worst what happens to all these one year contracts if there is no season?

 

 

Maybe this will help answer that and many other questions that arise ...

https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/30240929/nhl-2020-21-season-plans-latest-format-line-challenges

 

[tom webster]

3 hours ago, Radar said:

With the Covid crisis only getting worst what happens to all these one year contracts if there is no season?

 

 

There will be a season.

[rakish]

@Radar, look at the Standard Player Contract in the CBA. Item 17 is what is called the Force Majure clause, I do not know how to spell it

17. If because of any condition arising from a state of war or other cause beyond the control of the League or of the Club, it shall be deemed advisable by the League or the Club to suspend or cease or reduce operations, then: (a) in the event of suspension of operations, the Player shall be entitled only to the proportion of Paragraph 1 Salary due at the date of suspension, (b) in the event of cessation of operations, the Paragraph 1 Salary shall be automatically canceled on the date of cessation, and (c) in the event of reduction of operations, the Paragraph 1 Salary shall be replaced by that mutually agreed upon between the Club and the Player, or, in the absence of mutual agreement, by that determined by neutral arbitration.

 

I believe, and not being a contract lawyer I can only advise you to not take my advice, the contracts won't roll over to next year.

[JohnC]

3 minutes ago, tom webster said:

There will be a season.

As this NHL.com link by Nicholas Cotsonika indicates the form of the season has not yet been fully determined. There are still a lot of issues to work out. 

https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-could-play-reduced-schedule-for-2020-21-season/c-319607032

[Radar]

4 hours ago, tom webster said:

There will be a season.

You have inside info? I think it's entirely possible but not ready to say there will be. Aside from that you didn't address my question.

[PerreaultForever]

I think there will be some sort of season, but how many games and how it's done who knows.