It looks like Canada Day will no longer be NHL free agency day.

While the NHLPA is expected to make a fresh offer on Wednesday, day 67 of the lockout, details of what has been already been agreed to — and where the NHL has bent — are beginning to emerge.

The Star has learned that the day free agents can talk to teams is expected to move from July 1 to mid- to late June. Various ideas had been proposed to get the day away from the holiday, including July 10 and Aug. 1. One strong idea has the market opening June 15, or 48 hours after the Stanley Cup is awarded — whichever is later — with no deals finalized until July 1.

It’s one of 13 NHLPA issues (out of 17) that NHL commissioner Gary Bettman has publicly acknowledged the league has “agreed” to. “Agreed” may be too strong a word, though.

“Right now, nothing is agreed on because we won’t agree to anything until we get a deal on core economics,” said one insider familiar with the NHL’s positions. “But this is stuff where we said, ‘Okay, we’ll go there.’ ”

There’s no question the key issues — money (including revenue sharing), contract restraints and who pays for damage caused by the lockout — remain outstanding.

Wednesday’s meeting comes at the same time the league is expected to cancel more games. According to The Canadian Press, the NHL is close to wiping out the first two weeks of December, which would bring the number of games lost to more than 400.

Just how far the NHLPA moves, if it does indeed make a substantial new offer, will determine where talks are headed. But the sides have already found common ground in some areas and the NHL has moved off some hardline positions. Here’s where things stand heading into Wednesday’s pivotal meeting:

The sides have more or less agreed to:

• Change the free agent calendar (see above). Arbitration dates may change as well.

• Allow cap space to be included in transactions, to encourage trades and get teams out from under heavy contracts.

• A joint health committee.

• Eliminate re-entry waivers.

• A neutral, third-party arbitrator to deal with appeals for on- and off-ice discipline.

• Minimum roster requirements to avoid situations where teams dress fewer than 18 players to save salary cap room.

The NHL has moved closer to the NHLPA position on:

• Entry-level contracts. The league wants a two-year limit. The players want to leave it at three.

• AHL salaries. The league is offering to count only those that exceed the NHL minimum ($525,000) against a team’s cap. The NHL had wanted the number closer to $95,000. The victory for the PA here is that AHL players won’t have their salaries count against the players’ share of hockey-related revenue. Accounting would be limited to players in the NHL.

• Unrestricted free agency. The league is offering freedom after eight years of service or age 28, after asking for 10 years. This year, players could become free agents after seven years of service, or age 27.

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• Maintaining salary arbitration, but with eligibility pushed back to a player’s fifth season. The players are asking for arbitration after four years. The NHL initially wanted it abolished.

50/50: Both sides have agreed, on the surface, to a 50-50 split of hockey-related revenue. The players want to get there eventually by guaranteeing certain dollar amounts — starting with the $1.88 billion they earned last season — will be paid over the first few years of a deal. In percentage of expected revenue, the players are closer to 56 per cent. The NHL wants a strict 50-50 split, with some provisions outside the cap to ensure players under contract get paid in full.

Revenue sharing: The players want a bigger pool of money — about $240 million — for the smaller teams. The NHL has increased the amount it would put into the pool to about $200 million.

Contract restraints: The NHL has wanted five-year limits on all deals with no more than a five per cent variation from year to year. The NHLPA seems ready to help teams find a way to discourage back-diving deals, but doesn’t like how strict the NHL’s proposals are.

Lockout damage: Who pays for the financial cost of the lockout? The league sees that as 50-50. The NHLPA wants the league to pay the lion’s share.

The NHLPA’s position is that none of the issues are settled — that they are all linked to the restraints the NHL wants. Both sides agree that anything can change, with nothing agreed to in writing.

“This is all minor stuff,” one insider said. “It’s great we have deals on these things, but they’re not changing the world.”

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