from Matt Larkin of The Daily Faceoff,

The NHL and NHL Players’ Association are set to meet Friday in New York. While the meeting had been previously scheduled for a standard discussion covering multiple agenda items, as reported by TSN’S Darren Dreger, the two sides will focus primarily on the investigation into the conduct of Columbus Blue Jackets head coach Mike Babcock.

The meeting will take place one day after NHLPA executive director Marty Walsh and assistant executive director Ron Hainsey visited Columbus to meet with the Blue Jackets are part of an ongoing investigation into allegations that Babcock had invaded his players’ privacy by asking to see personal information on their phones.

The allegations surfaced earlier this week when former NHLer Paul Bissonnette told a story on his hit podcast Spittin’ Chiclets, claiming a Blue Jackets player told him Babcock had asked to see players’ phones and then AirDropped them on his office television screen....

As reported by Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman Thursday night, the NHL and NHLPA were at first satisfied with explanations from Jenner and Johnny Gaudreau. “However, it appears things changed for both later that night when information was received that some of the younger Blue Jackets were uncomfortable with what had occurred,” Friedman reported.

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