Kings sign goalie to ELC
Ontario Reign: The Los Angeles Kings have signed goaltender Jacob Ingham to a three-year entry-level contract.
Players hold off a decision on paychecks until next month
Pierre LeBrun: The players have decided to hold off on a decision regarding their last paycheck, which was due on April 15th. They decided yesterday to defer any decision until May 15th.
The sense is that by then the NHL and NHLPA may have a better idea if there will be any more games played this season.
The players have been discussing whether to give up some of their paycheck or all of it to help with escrow.
Pierre LeBrun: The NHL told team owners to make the final three player payments when they suspended the season. Two checks came in March, and one in April.
Fehr on neutral site playoff games option
TSN: NHLPA executive director Donald Fehr said he hasn’t talked to the NHL about neutral site playoff games.
“Other than the general understanding that they’re looking at all possibilities, which includes neutral sites — neutral being defined as a place that isn’t a home base for an NHL team,” Fehr told ESPN. “We haven’t had those discussions yet.”
There are a lot of things that would need to be worked out and approved involving a lot of levels.
“You’re going to want to know what the CDC says, without any question at all. But in addition to that, as we all know, the state governors and the provincial prime ministers have the basic responsibilities over their own jurisdictions, so you’re going to have to work with them, too,” Fehr said. “The implication of the question is whether it’s OK to play in some places and not others. I don’t know if that’s true. I assume it’s certainly possible. If it is, we’ll see what makes sense.”