RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA - JUNE 02: (l-r) NHLPA executive director Martin Walsh and NHL commissioner Gary Bettman speak to the media prior to Game One of the 2025 Stanley Cup Final at Lenovo Center on June 02, 2026 in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA - JUNE 02: (l-r) NHLPA executive director Martin Walsh and NHL commissioner Gary Bettman speak to the media prior to Game One of the 2025 Stanley Cup Final at Lenovo Center on June 02, 2026 in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA - JUNE 02: (l-r) NHLPA executive director Martin Walsh and NHL commissioner Gary Bettman speak to the media prior to Game One of the 2025 Stanley Cup Final at Lenovo Center on June 02, 2026 in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA - JUNE 02: (l-r) NHLPA executive director Martin Walsh and NHL commissioner Gary Bettman speak to the media prior to Game One of the 2025 Stanley Cup Final at Lenovo Center on June 02, 2026 in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA - JUNE 02: (l-r) NHLPA executive director Martin Walsh and NHL commissioner Gary Bettman speak to the media prior to Game One of the 2025 Stanley Cup Final at Lenovo Center on June 02, 2026 in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA - JUNE 02: (l-r) NHLPA executive director Martin Walsh and NHL commissioner Gary Bettman speak to the media prior to Game One of the 2025 Stanley Cup Final at Lenovo Center on June 02, 2026 in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

FILE - Former Montreal Canadiens player Claude Lemieux holds a torch as he enters the arena before Game 3 of the NHL Eastern Conference final Stanley Cup playoff series between the Canadiens and Carolina Hurricanes, Monday, May 25, 2026, in Montreal. (Christinne Muschi/The Canadian Press via AP, File)

Fans cheer on the Montreal Canadiens ahead of NHL playoff hockey game against the Carolina Hurricanes in Montreal on Wednesday, May 27, 2026. (Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press via AP)