NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman has been repeatedly adamant whatever plan the league decides upon if it can restart this season, he does not want to jeopardize being able to play next season in full.
He believes that can happen even if the season starts much later than normal.
"We obviously don't want to impact the sanctity of next season, but we have a great deal of flexibility in terms of when we can start," Bettman said in an interview with the NHL Network on Thursday. "There's no magic for next season of starting in October as we traditionally do. If we have to start in November or December, that's something that will be under consideration.
