> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Tuesday’s FTB: The CBA is done, Return to Play dates are set - URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/toronto-maple-leafs-news-nhl-news-nhl-cba-2020-nhl-return-to-play-dates-nhl-schedule-nhl-playoffs/ - Published: 2020-07-07T09:00:00.000Z - Updated: 2020-07-07T09:00:00.000Z - Description: A lot of work got done over the weekend. - Author: Adam Selvig - Tags: From The Branches, #chorus, #Import 2023-04-05 11:15 Good morning Toronto Maple Leafs fans! After months without news we got a deluge over the past few days with the NHL and NHLPA settling on a CBA extension that will last until 2026, well past the start of the Seattle expansion team and it includes a big perk for the players. We’ll have a more indepth look to the CBA once it’s finalized, but to summarize: --- #### Related [2020 NHL CBA Memo of Understanding is ready for voting](https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/2020-nhl-cba-memo-of-understanding-is-ready-for-voting/) --- - The Olympics are back! If they ever happen again.... - Something about escrow! Players were worried about that! - The minimum salary is going up, good for the bottom of the roster./ There’s probably a lot of other finicky details like swapping the dental plan for a free keg of beer at NHLPA meetings, and our very own Acting the Fulemin got his hands on a page: > not sure how i feel about these new sections of the CBA [pic.twitter.com/06e4AWl6Zm](https://t.co/06e4AWl6Zm?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > > — Acting the Fulemin (@ATFulemin) [July 6, 2020](https://twitter.com/ATFulemin/status/1280268236676911104?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) The NHL also has set up it’s Phase 3 and 4 protocols about return to play, and for that we have a story coming out later this morning, but if you want a quick summary: --- #### Related [Phase 3 and 4 details leaked - CBA negotiations ongoing](https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/phase-3-and-4-details-leaked-cba-negotiations-ongoing-covid-19-testing-cancellation-player-opt-out/) --- - Teams gets 30 skaters and as many goalies as they want to bring. - Players can opt out without penalty. - No media or business staff come in contact with players, hockey ops only. - Teams must supply one social media person, and boy will they tell you how important they are if you even make one joke about that. - Testing is every two days in phase 3, daily in phase 4./ Phase 3 is set to begin July 13th, teams move to the hubs July 26th, play begins August 1st. Maybe. Here’s some other news: The Top 25 under 25 gets to the top 10 with....a second round pick? --- #### Related [Top 25 Under 25: The Leafs 2nd round pick sets the bar at #10](https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/toronto-maple-leafs-top-25-under-25-2020-maple-leafs-draft-picks-2020-nhl-draft-nick-robertson/) --- The Hockey Writers...write about the Leafs Director of Player Evaluation: --- #### Related [Toronto Maple Leafs' Jim Paliafito: A Valuable, Little Known Employee](https://thehockeywriters.com/maple-leafs-jim-paliafito-little-known-employee/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) --- You wanna hear about cap recapture? --- #### Related [NHL Adjusts Recapture Penalties](https://www.prohockeyrumors.com/2020/07/nhl-adjusts-recapture-penalties.html?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) --- Daniil Gushchin of the USHL could be a surprise hit of the first round. --- #### Related [Why Daniil Gushchin is a First-Round Talent - Last Word on Hockey](https://lastwordonhockey.com/2020/07/06/why-daniil-gushchin-is-a-first-round-talent/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) --- > More minor league hockey teams appeared in the PPP data released earlier Monday: the ECHL's Utah Grizzlies ($150K-$350K) and AHL's Chicago Wolves ($350K-$1m). [https://t.co/bwvof3apwv](https://t.co/bwvof3apwv?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > > — Mark J. Burns (@markjburns88) [July 7, 2020](https://twitter.com/markjburns88/status/1280365924332249093?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) Check back later today for #9 in the Top 25, more Return to Play coverage, and any more news.