NHL Wants Players to Defer Additional Money Next Season

According to reports out of the New York Post, the NHL is asking players to defer 13% of their pay for the upcoming season as the league and the NHLPA continue to work through return-to-play negotiations.

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This idea continues to be discussed as back when the collective bargaining agreement was signed, the NHLPA agreed to a 10% deferral as part of the six-year agreement extension signed in July. The report suggests this money is due to be repaid in equal interest-free installments in October of 2022, 2023 and 2024.

There are some players who would not be able to defer the combined 23%, this is due to their large signing bonuses that have already paid them huge chunks of cash.

With @NYP_Brooksie reporting deferral ask is up to 23% total, there are 26 players who cannot defer 23% of comp this season even if all of their salary is deferred. This is due to large signing bonuses.