NHL commissioner Gary Bettman pushed back on the idea that owners have asked players to renegotiate the CBA that was signed five months ago, saying it is "unfortunate and inaccurate" how conversations with the NHL Players' Association have been portrayed in the media.New Jersey Devils

As Adidas hockey considered its next NHL jersey collection, it felt it needed more than just nostalgia as a selling point. Since so many retro jerseys had already been brought out of mothballs by teams for retail sales and special events, Adidas wanted to go in another direction. Hence, the "reverse retro" line was born.Columbus Blue Jackets

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"There is meaning and history there," said Gasol, who won titles with the Lakers alongside Kobe Bryant in 2009 and 2010. "I'm not going to lie. It would be very special, and now that my brother [Marc] is there, even more special. But I'm not in a position now to be very demanding. I don't have 10 offers on the table."

Marc Gasol, Pau's younger brother by 4½ years, signed a two-year, $5.25 million deal with the Lakers last month.Pittsburgh Penguins

The NHL is planning for what could be an unusual 2020-21 season with the goal of returning to normal in 2021-22.

"I know it's being portrayed as something else, and it's unfortunate and it's inaccurate, because at the end of the day, if the system gets stressed, it's going to be stressed for both of us.

"You've got to get that first year under your belt, especially as a highly skilled offensive player," assistant general manager Dan MacKinnon said of Hughes. "We're confident his second year is going to be better, and his third year will be another step, so we're looking for good things."

Of the four worst-hit provinces in Canada, all have NHL teams - Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, and Quebec. British Columbia, home of the Vancouver Canucks, has strict no-inbound-travel mandates to limit the transmission of the virus within its provincial borders, and the Canadian government has made it clear that non-essential travel should be avoided. The NHL, however, believes that the seven NHL teams should be exempt from these rules in order for them to play a modified 56-game schedule for the 2020-21 season in front of arenas featuring zero fans as per local rules on gatherings.

If we're talking about which one is putting the health and safety of its constituents first in a nationwide health crisis, the Canadian government and the provincial governments who stand their grounds are the adults in the room. The NHL, on the other hand, comes off looking like a money-grubbing bunch of greedy billionaires who need to continue to find ways to maximize contractual profits in an era of a highly-transmittable virus. They'll give their usual "health and safety" rhetoric to appease the masses, but this is nothing more than a decision powered by money.Montreal Canadiens

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