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The salary cap remains at $81.5 million and teams will be permitted to have a 23-man roster that is compliant with that number. But, because of travel restrictions and potential quarantine rules if a player must be called up from the AHL on short notice, NHL teams will now also be allowed to carry a taxi squad of four-to-six players in the 2020-21 season.

Taxi squad players will be permitted to practice and travel with the NHL team, but will only count against the cap or be allowed to play in a game if they are “called up” to the pro roster. These moves will be subject to regular re-call rules, so if a player would require waivers to be sent from the pro roster to the AHL, he will similarly need to pass waivers to be sent back to the taxi squad. Contract rules will also be in effect — a player on a one-way contract who is assigned to the taxi squad will receive their full NHL salary, while those on two-way contracts would receive their minor league pay while on the taxi squad.

Teams must carry a minimum of three goalies with them at all times, whether it’s all three on the pro roster, or one available on the taxi squad. Players on the taxi squad will not be permitted to practice or play with any other organization outside of the NHL team.

I recall there was a plan to do that. As a fan I kind of hope they don't. Baseball is so granular and expansive that on a three game series you can effectively have three different teams field each game. With hockey it's the same game three times, except each time it gets tighter.

Scheduling will be interesting. Travel isn’t an issue for the east where they can bus everywhere, but I remember them floating the idea of baseball style (or even minor league hockey style) series to help cut down on travel.

Scheduling will be interesting. Travel isn’t an issue for the east where they can bus everywhere, but I remember them floating the idea of baseball style (or even minor league hockey style) series to help cut down on travel.

Pens will be bussing to NYC? Boston?

If **** hit the fan so much that the team can't take a private charter flight from Pittsburgh to Boston, they probably shouldn't be playing hockey.

we have hockey in 22 days

Colorado, St. Louis, Minnesota to the Central, Dalls, Miami, Tampa to the South/West. I assume they considered it and had their reasons to dismiss it.