from Ken Campbell of The Hockey News,

NHL players were slated to receive their last paychecks of the season April 15, but elected to have them put on hold for a month amid the uncertainty surrounding COVID-19. The NHL Players’ Association executive board is voting this weekend on whether or not to extend the deadline further and the feeling is they will kick that particular can down the road again. There are a couple of reasons for this. First, there still isn’t enough clarity on whether or not the league will be able to reconvene this season. Second, and perhaps more importantly, this is part of a much bigger picture that could affect the next collective bargaining agreement between the two sides.

And the fact that it has been deferred once again is actually a good sign, I’m told, because it means there is still healthy dialogue between the two sides.

Here’s where the picture stands according to several people who know the economics of the inner workings of the NHL much better than your trusty correspondent:

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