> Term: The new CBA will have a term of six years, ensuring labour peace through at least 2025-26. That makes it a four-year extension on top of the two that were already remaining. It can also be extended one extra year if the escrow debt from 2019-20 owing to owners exceeds $125 million at the end of the deal.

> Salary cap: The salary cap’s upper limit will be frozen for 2020-21 at $81.5 million and remain there until hockey-related revenue returns to $4.8 billion - the amount projected for this 2019-20 season before the pandemic hit.

Once HRR rebounds to $4.8 billion, the upper limit will be calculated using a new formula that relies on the actual HRR from two seasons ago, plus the projected HRR from the immediately prior season.

> Olympic participation: As reported, NHL players will participate in the 2022 Beijing Olympics and the 2026 Milan Olympics, pending negotiation with the IIHF and IOC. Nie ze by nas to este extra trapilo :)

> No European Waivers: Call this the Ryan O’Reilly Rule. Players who play in Europe will no longer require waivers to come back to the NHL, provided they sign their NHL contract by Dec. 15.

more tu: https://www.tsn.ca/nhl-nhlpa-on-verge-of-labour-peace-plan-to-resume-games-aug-1-1.1492767