The upside of holding the draft as originally scheduled in June ahead of the finalization of 2019-20 is that the league would put itself in the spotlight by creating news. That isn’t nothing. One can only write about the Emile Francis Era so often, though I promise there is more up my sleeve. Holding the draft would also allow for a normalized process for the draftees and their junior, college or development squads here and overseas.

Of course, not only is nothing normal, it surely won’t be in June, July, August or September, if by normal you’re referring to pre-pandemic. The draftees should be the least of the NHL’s and NHLPA’s concerns. Players drafted in 2004 had no NHL in which to play the following season when Owners’ Lockout III canceled 2004-05. They survived.

-Larry Brooks of the New York Post where you can read more on this topic,,,