former players

[dustnyou]

Beans been hangin out with Vanek or what? 

[petey23]

48 minutes ago, AlphaMikeFoxtrot said:

If he wasn't betting on NHL games, per Elliotte's article, it seems excessive. Almost as if the league is bullying him for holding out.

He isn't holding out. Ottawa has $46000 under the cap. They can't even offer him the league minimum contract until they make some trades to clear cap space which now is not in their interest to trade a guy or two who are playing every night to make room to sign a guy they won't have for 41 games.

[gfhockey]

58 minutes ago, petey23 said:

And to make it worse. the suspension doesn't start until he is under contract and it he isn't under contract by 12/1 he can't play this season.

Ottawa does not have room to sign him unless they trade a couple guys to creat cap space but probably are not going to do that for a guy who won't be able to play for 40 games.

I read it it already started? 

[BusinessSiouxt]

24 minutes ago, petey23 said:

So if he didn't bet on Hockey and gambling is allowed in Casino's and through gambling sites....my guess is being a New York kid he gambled through a bookie which could open him up to possible undue influence if he had debts?

It is kind of funny actually, all you see during any sporting event are gambling  ads. Every social media platform is overrun with them.

[AlphaMikeFoxtrot]

14 minutes ago, petey23 said:

He isn't holding out. Ottawa has $46000 under the cap. They can't even offer him the league minimum contract until they make some trades to clear cap space which now is not in their interest to trade a guy or two who are playing every night to make room to sign a guy they won't have for 41 games.

Maybe holding out is the wrong term; they were 1 million apart on the salary and needed to have that agreement sorted out before making the necessary trades.

[Siouxperfan7]

[SuhakiYeahYeah]

Todd Bertuzzi cheap shot that ends a guys career and results in criminal charges: 20 games

Pinto gambles on non-nhl games, while the nhl has gambling sponsors: 41 games

All I'm gonna say.

[Nashvegas]

[petey23]

NHL players are allowed to gamble legally, just not on hockey.

And they said he did not bet on hockey.

Mye guess is that instead of using the NHL and Ottawa Senators endorsed site Bet99 that Pinto may have instead used the betting services of Joey Baggadonuts

 

 

[Goon]

From the Athletic: 

Quote

 

The suspension will retroactively be set to begin on the first game of the Senators’ season. Pinto won’t be able to return to the lineup until Jan. 21 in Philadelphia — Ottawa’s 42nd game.

As a 10.2(c) RFA, Pinto has very limited rights in free agency but does not need to be under contract by Dec. 1 in order to be eligible to play during the 2023-24 season, as Group 2 RFAs do.

 

 

[petey23]

6 minutes ago, Goon said:

From the Athletic: 

 

This is good and complete opposite of the initial ESPN story.

[Goon]

38 minutes ago, petey23 said:

This is good and complete opposite of the initial ESPN story.

The Athletic is a good source for information. I usually go there first. 

[90siouxfan]

Is this related to UND rolling out new transfer student, Pane Shinto?

[SuhakiYeahYeah]

10 minutes ago, 90siouxfan said:

Is this related to UND rolling out new transfer student, Pane Shinto?

That's right. In fact, his roster photo just came out! He looks familiar and I don't know why.....oh well. Welcome to UND, Pane!

[cberkas]

2 hours ago, petey23 said:

He isn't holding out. Ottawa has $46000 under the cap. They can't even offer him the league minimum contract until they make some trades to clear cap space which now is not in their interest to trade a guy or two who are playing every night to make room to sign a guy they won't have for 41 games.

And Ottawa has no leverage in a trade to get the money to sign Pinto, the suspension doesn't help either.

 

[brianvf]

Hellsten with the start tonight in net for UNH against Northeastern.

[BusinessSiouxt]

6 hours ago, petey23 said:

NHL players are allowed to gamble legally, just not on hockey.

And they said he did not bet on hockey.

Mye guess is that instead of using the NHL and Ottawa Senators endorsed site Bet99 that Pinto may have instead used the betting services of Joey Baggadonuts

 

 

They said that he did not bet on NHL hockey. Quite possibly he was betting on the college game. Maybe, just maybe, he might’ve had insider knowledge?

[Oxbow6]

Shane spotted tonight at Shooting Star......

[The Sicatoka]

BET99 on the Ottawa bucket completes the look. 

[Hayduke1]

8 hours ago, TheFlop said:

Not the first or last professional athlete to be an idiot and jeopardize their careers over gambling.  Sad.

Who does he think he is, Michael Jordan??? 

[Frozen4sioux]

2 hours ago, The Sicatoka said:

BET99 on the Ottawa bucket completes the look. 

The irony is attrociously bad for the NHL 

[siouxfaninseattle]

I suppose the whole story will come out (other than behind a paywall!) but on the face of it, it looks very hypocritical on the part of the NHL. What was he betting on that the league would decide to essentially terminate his career?

[90siouxfan]

Probably had a bet on last weekends games with a goofer alumni....   went double or nothing on Saturdays tilt, and now the Goomba is sore...

[Hayduke1]

2 hours ago, Frozen4sioux said:

The irony is attrociously bad for the NHL 

 

[TheFlop]

Whether it's hypocritical or not, it's driven into these players what they can and can't do.  They often get paid $1million or more to follow those few extra rules the rest of us don't need to worry about.  It's not that big of an ask.