Sources confirmed to ESPN that the CBA will include:
- An 84-game regular season, along with a shortened preseason;
- Shortened max-term contracts, capped at seven years for a player re-signing with his club and six years if they sign with another team;
- Permanent emergency backup goaltenders for teams;
- Changes to long-term injured reserve rules that include a postseason salary cap on the total salaries of the active players in any given playoff game;
- Elimination of player dress codes on game days;
- Standardization of draft rights expiring when a player is 22 years old;
- Increasing minimum NHL salaries;
- Elimination of deferred payments in contracts;
- Extension of the NHL's commitment to Olympic participation through 2030.