As HC Sierre's president Alain Bonnet tells Le Nouvelliste, they will have to decrease their budget by CHF 200,000. This will not be an easy endeavour as they already have a lot of contracts in place which are also valid for the 2021-22 season.
However, players signing new contracts with the Swiss League team will have a "Covid-clause" included. This means that the new deals are linked to rink attendance: "We will have to find the right balance since we know that salaries are already quite modest."