Carol Schram: NHL season plans coming along; Canucks' situation remains a question mark With word that the NHL and the players' association have reached a tenative agreement on a return-to-play plan with that targetted Jan. 13 start date, questions remain about whether B.C. health authorities will sign off on the Vancouver Canucks' participation. Plus, World Juniors update and Lukas Jasek at the Channel One Cup.

Carol Schram: NHL season plans coming along; Canucks' situation remains a question mark
With word that the NHL and the players' association have reached a tenative agreement on a return-to-play plan with that targetted Jan. 13 start date, questions remain about whether B.C. health authorities will sign off on the Vancouver Canucks' participation. Plus, World Juniors update and Lukas Jasek at the Channel One Cup.
- Carol Schram

Fist!

Thanks Carol.

Sweden's round robin streak might be coming to an end this season.

With WHL pushing back Viktor Persson might want to stay in the Swedish jr league for the rest of the year as well.

Thanks Carol,

Let the Canucks play in EDM.

If I had to choose between Edmonton and Calgary I’d much prefer living in Calgary but playing in the beautiful new arena in Edmonton.

Thanks Carol!

Pierre LeBrun
@PierreVLeBrun
So, to recap:
Puck drop: Jan. 13
Trade deadline: April 12
End of reg season: May 8
Expansion draft: July 21
NHL draft: July 23-24
Free-agent Frenzy: July 28
July 29: LeBrun goes to cottage

I would play in Manitoba or Ontario . Just to cut down on the travel
Hamilton has a good bldg

Wasn’t Manitoba on full lock down?

Elliotte Friedman
@FriedgeHNIC
Entry-level slide for rookies drops from 10 games to 7


Elliotte Friedman
@FriedgeHNIC
Training camp: 36 skaters and unlimited number of goalies.

Wasn’t Manitoba on full lock down?
- Shuswap Wap

are

I would play in Manitoba or Ontario . Just to cut down on the travel
- VANTEL

True, the one thing about playing in Edmonton or Calgary is they can play a group of say three games and then quickly fly home for three days off to be with their families. Or something like that.

If I had to choose between Edmonton and Calgary I’d much prefer living in Calgary but playing in the beautiful new arena in Edmonton.
- Pacificgem

Edmonton's not the asshole of the world, but you can see it from there.

Elliotte Friedman
@FriedgeHNIC
Entry-level slide for rookies drops from 10 games to 7


Elliotte Friedman
@FriedgeHNIC
Training camp: 36 skaters and unlimited number of goalies.
- manvanfan

Who will be Canucks third goalie ? Cory Scneider ?

Thanks Carol

True, the one thing about playing in Edmonton or Calgary is they can play a group of say three games and then quickly fly home for three days off to be with their families. Or something like that.
- Pacificgem

Taxi Squads Set Up For Upcoming 2020-21 Season
DECEMBER 20, 2020 AT 1:03 PM CDT | BY HOLGER STOLZENBERG LEAVE A COMMENT

While taxi squads have been rumored for more than a month, the NHL has officially put them into place for the 56-game season that starts on Jan. 13, including the guidelines set for them. Major League Baseball used a taxi squad during their 2000 season and the NHL has decided to use a similar system.

While the use of taxi squads is likely meant to keep players who just missed out on making the NHL roster as potential backups due to injury/COVID-19 related issues. However, teams could also look at it from a different perspective as well. With the danger that junior leagues seasons could be cancelled down the road, many teams may consider putting one or two of their top prospects on their taxi squad, which would allow the player exposure to their NHL teams and the ability to practice with them, which might be better than playing limited games in junior or trying to find them a permanent home overseas. There has been talk that there could be a rule that taxi squad players must play a certain amount of games to be eligible and cannot just sit there without playing in any games, but no word on whether a rule like that will be enacted. With the league prorating the entry-level slide, prospects would only be allowed to appear in six games before they would burn the first year of their entry-level contract, something teams wouldn’t want to do. So, a rule suggesting how much each taxi squad player must appear in could cause some issues.

According to CapFriendly, taxi squads will consist of four to six players and must include at least one goaltender, unless the NHL club is carrying three goaltenders on their roster. Waiver rules would still apply if the team wants to send them to the AHL and the salary cap implications would count as if the players were being buried in the minors (buried cap hit). Players will receive their full NHL salaries if they are on one-year deals, while two-year deal players will play for their AHL salary.

Taxi squad players are permitted to travel with the NHL squad, practice with them and join any team activities. They are not allowed to practice with any other group besides their NHL team, which includes not being allowed to practice or join in on any AHL functions. Players can be recalled to the NHL squad on any day, but must be done before 5 p.m. EST to play in that night’s game. Goaltenders can be recalled at any time if a team doesn’t have two active goaltenders to play.

If a taxi squad player is deemed unfit to play (injury, illness, COVID-19 quarantine), the NHL team can request the player not be counted as one of their six players.

Taxi squads will dissolve at the end of the NHL season.
- manvanfan

When you write a blog and nobody reads it....

Who will be Canucks third goalie ? Cory Scneider ?
- VANTEL

No, some unknown from UBC Thunderbirds.

Who will be Canucks third goalie ? Cory Scneider ?
- VANTEL

I don't know if you saw my last copy and post in the last blog but would it be more beneficial for MD to practice regularly vs NHL players or play vs Lesser than normal quality AHL teams?

When you write a blog and nobody reads it....
- Pres.cup

Copy and paste bud. It takes seconds.

Who will be Canucks third goalie ? Cory Scneider ?
- VANTEL

He signed with the Islanders I thought?
Edit: unrestricted still
Should go home to Boston to finish his career!

I don't know if you saw my last copy and post in the last blog but would it be more beneficial for MD to practice regularly vs NHL players or play vs Lesser than normal quality AHL teams?
- manvanfan

True.

Like Loady said MD is not NHL ready but I agree also with Pres if we are down to our third goalie you are pretty well screwed anyways

He signed with the Islanders I thought?
- Shuswap Wap

Still showing as a FA on Cap Freindly

Thanks Carol

No, some unknown from UBC Thunderbirds.
- bloatedmosquito

Should be the zamboni driver