After the NHL revealed its Return to Play Plan on Tuesday, commissioner Gary Bettman opened the floor to questions from fans via the league's Instagram account. Check out some of the highlights ⤵️
Would you find it fair if a team not originally in the post-season wins the Stanley Cup under the new format?“The nature of the competition is such that the cream always rises to the top, and the gauntlet that our teams will have to run to win the Cup will make sure that any team that wins the Cup will have earned it.”
What happens if a player, or players, test positive for COVID-19 during the playoffs? Will the playoffs be cancelled?“Our medical people are telling us that they don’t think one positive test will interfere with the competition — that player would have to isolate, but we’re going to have to be guided by the medical people as to what the appropriate response is if we have multiple positive tests.”“I think that’s a fair assumption on your part.”“We’re, by nature, socially interactive people.
“…We brought to the clubs and there was not a strong consensus one way or the other, quite frankly, on whether we should do it. And, certainly, the people who were opposed to it felt strongly about being opposed to it.
Will players who signed contracts after the season was paused on March 12 be eligible to play this season?“This is something that we’re going to have to ultimately resolve with the Players’ Association like so many other contractual issues, but the league’s position right now and our position with our clubs since the start of the pause is no club is entitled to sign a current-year contract. They are free to sign future-year contracts, so for the 2020-21 season and beyond perfectly fair game.
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