We have a full schedule today with the Flyers trying to get back on the winning track. They have a very tough task in TB. The mega juice game is the Caps at a -370 fave against the Wings. Mega juice always against the Wings. Also the road Canes are juiced at -180, very high for a roadie. But they did win as a mega juice at the Wings recently.

Today's game in Columbus will be played in an empty arena. The OU is 5.5, oddsmakers nailed this one perfectly. The Pens are a -140 fave again pretty much on target.

The NHL is going to release a statement a little later on today. I look for them to continue playing for the next week, until more places put bans on mass gatherings.

What do you want to talk about ?

you are correct, i said there's a push on when wagering hockey you get the listed goalie or action, similar to MLB pitchers. that's why the totals market is changing. Books in Vegas are putting together a proposal to take to the gaming board
GL

I have been screaming this for decades. If you can wager on pitcher action, why in the world can't you wager on goaltender action.

Hopefully we will have games again where I can do this !!! LOL

Just got in contact with some certain people with a certain team. Get ready to take a break everyone

he Sharks said a part-time employee at their arena tested positive for the new coronavirus.

The team said Thursday that the person last worked a game March 3. That is two days before the Santa Clara County public health department recommended moratorium on public gatherings of more than 1,000 people.

The person is under self-quarantine and receiving care from medical professionals, the Sharks said. The employee is recovering and feeling better.

The Sharks said the health department said risk to the public from that exposure is low and that no additional precautions are necessary.

National Hockey League players will receive their final three scheduled paychecks despite the season being suspended for the coronavirus outbreak, deputy commissioner Bill Daly told ESPN on Friday.

The players are scheduled to receive three more payments before the scheduled end of the regular season. The first paycheck, which they received today, was for services rendered from Feb. 24 to March 5. The second pay period was March 6 through March 23. The other paycheck covers the rest of the regular season.

This wasn't guaranteed for the players when the season was officially put on hold this week. The collective bargaining agreement gives NHL owners the ability to negotiate a different salary level for players in the event the league "suspends, ceases or reduces operations" in its season due to "a state of war or other cause beyond the control of the League or of the Club."

The salary listed in their standard player contract (SPC) "shall be replaced by that mutually agreed upon between the Club and the Player, or, in the absence of mutual agreement, by that determined by neutral arbitration" if there is a reduction in operations, such as the regular season being truncated due to the coronavirus pandemic.

"This paragraph would authorize clubs to withhold payment of [players'] salary in the current circumstance, but we have advised clubs not to rely on [the] paragraph and to pay players and provide benefits in accordance with CBA and SPC," Daly said.

There was some speculation that the NHL could collect these paychecks while the league wasn't active in an effort to ensure the CBA-mandated 50-50 split in revenue between the owners and players on top of the 14% escrow withholdings from players' contracts during the season.

The NHLPA said any increase in withholdings has to be determined in accordance with the players' association, and that the potential shortfall in the 50-50 split "won't be covered by one paycheck. Depending on how long the league's season is delayed -- or if the season is outright canceled -- the revenue difference could be covered by an increase in withholdings next season or subsequent seasons.

The NHL paused its season on Thursday, joining the NBA, Major League Soccer and Major League Baseball in putting their seasons on hold to help stem the coronavirus outbreak and as more communities with pro sports teams enact bans or make recommendations to limit mass gatherings of people in places like sporting events.

NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said that after the NBA had its first positive test for a player with the coronavirus, his league needed to put its season on hold.

"For the last couple of weeks, we've been monitoring what's been going on. We went from dealing with things on a day-to-day basis to an hour-by-hour basis, and then it was in minutes. We were constantly evolving our strategy about our teams playing or not playing," he told CNBC on Thursday evening.

"But when the NBA had a positive test, and they had to cancel a game at that moment, it was clear to me -- and through all of our calculus, we knew -- that once a player tested positive it would be a game-changer. I decided to get ahead of it. In all likelihood, we weren't going to get through the rest of the season without a player testing positive. Particularly because the Utah Jazz had used locker rooms within 24 hours of our teams using the same locker rooms in buildings that we share with the NBA. I just decided that instead of waiting for it to happen, to just get ahead of it."

Bettman said that the NHL's objective is to hold the Stanley Cup Playoffs this season, even if the postseason potentially stretches into what would normally be the league's offseason.

The NHLPA told ESPN that any change to the regular-season or playoff format would have to be mutually agreed upon between the players and the owners, per the CBA.

An Ottawa Senators player has tested positive for the coronavirus, the team announced Tuesday night. It is the first known coronavirus case in the NHL.The Senators did not release the player's identity but said he had mild symptoms and is in isolation.

The Ottawa Senators are in the process of notifying anyone who has had known close contact with the athlete and are working with our team doctors and public health officials," the team said in a statement. "As a result of this positive case, all members of the Ottawa Senators are requested to remain isolated, to monitor their health and seek advice from our team medical staff."

The NHL put a pause on its season last week. The league initially told players to remain in their home playing cities, but on Monday it sent a memo telling players they could travel anywhere, including overseas, to their home countries. The NHL stipulated that players should self-quarantine when they arrived.

The NHL and National Hockey League Players' Association agreed to follow the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's recommendation that events of 50 or more people be canceled for eight weeks.

"The health of our players, fans, and community remains our highest priority," the Senators said in a statement. "We will continue to do everything we can to help ensure our players, staff, fans and the greater community remain safe and healthy during this time of uncertainty due to the spread of the coronavirus."

The Montreal Canadiens announced Tuesday they will lay off 60 percent of personnel in a "temporary reduction" that will take effect March 30.

The NHL season has been suspended because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Groupe CH, which owns the team, has established a $6 million assistance fund for the affected employees to earn 80 percent of their base salary for a period of eight weeks.

Groupe CH owner, president and CEO Geoff Molson discussed the move in a statement:

"Now more than ever, it is important to support our community and demonstrate our solidarity to one another. We are working extremely hard to limit the impact this situation will have on our employees. I would like to take this opportunity to thank our employees for their understanding and patience. During difficult times like these, our commitment to one another will help us rebound faster."

The New Jersey Devils and Philadelphia 76ers announced Monday they would be reducing the salaries of full-time employees by 20 percent, per Marc Stein of the New York Times. However, the ownership group decided to change course after public pressure, per Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.

The remaining NHL teams will try to stay afloat with plenty of uncertainty around when the league will return to action.

Jason Cotton and David Cotton each signed an entry-level contract with the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday.

"David and Jason both had very productive senior seasons this year," Hurricanes general manager Don Waddell said. "We've been pleased with David's progress over his four years at Boston College, and his brother Jason was recently named a Hobey Baker Award finalist. We're excited to see what they can accomplish at the professional level."

Jason signed a one-year, two-way contract worth $700,000 at the NHL level and $50,000 at the American Hockey League level which will begin with the 2020-21 season.

The 25-year-old forward was named a Hobey Baker Award finalist, given annually to the top NCAA men's ice hockey player, after he scored 37 points (20 goals, 17 assists) in 34 games for Sacred Heart this season. The Atlantic Hockey Player of the Year tied for the NCAA lead in shorthanded goals (three) and tied for sixth in goals.

He scored 81 points (41 goals, 40 assists) in 110 games through three seasons at Sacred Heart (2017-20) and eight games at Northeastern in 2015-16.

David signed a two-year, two-way contract worth $700,000 at the NHL level in 2020-21 and $832,500 in 2021-22. It is worth $70,000 at the AHL level each season.

The 22-year-old forward, selected by Carolina in the sixth round (No. 169) of the 2015 NHL Draft, scored 39 points (15 goals, 24 assists) in 32 games with Boston College this season. He was second on the team in assists and third in goals and points. He scored 127 points (57 goals, 70 assists) in four NCAA seasons.

National Hockey League officials still want to finish the regular season and stage a full playoffs despite a coronavirus pandemic shutdown, even if a Stanley Cup winner comes in August.

NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly said the league has asked arenas about availability to the end of August, aided by the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics freeing up television opportunities.

"I think as time has gone on, we've recognized we might have a bigger window than we had originally thought with respect to the summer months and when we have to finish things to be ready for a full regular season next year," Daly said.

"Depending on how things play out, we'd love to be playing sometime in the spring, and then if we have to leak into early summer, we'd love to have that problem.

"But I don't think we're far enough along in understanding where this is going to know what's possible at this point in time.

"We think if we were required to, we might have the ability to play in August. If we have to fit games in, we'll find ways to fit games in."

The NHL paused its season March 12 with just over three weeks remaining in the regular season before a two-month playoff run.

Three NHL players have contracted the coronavirus, two from the Ottawa Senators and one from the Colorado Avalanche.

Daly says some players have tested negative and others have results pending.

"We're getting a handle on the overall health of the NHL community, and I think by all accounts, we're relatively healthy, knock on wood," Daly said. "I think that bodes well as we kind of continue to navigate this and continue to hope for an opportunity to return to play."

Daly eased worries by some players they would not be in shape after quarantines if the NHL went directly into the playoffs when it returned. Others want the chance to play the final games to try and grab a playoff spot.

"There's going to be an adequate training camp with an ability to get back up to speed," Daly said.

"In terms of the first meaningful game, I'm not in a position to say what that's going to look like, but we certainly understand the sentiment and the concerns about kind of jumping right back in."

NHL center Colby Cave, who played for the Edmonton Oilers and the Boston Bruins, has died. He was 25.

The Edmonton Oilers and Cave's family announced the news on Saturday morning. He passed away days after doctors at Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto operated to remove a colloid cyst putting pressure on his brain, according to NHL.com.

He had been in a medically induced coma since suffering a brain bleed overnight Monday, his team said.

"It is with great sadness to share the news that our Colby Cave passed away early this morning," his wife, Emily Cave, said in a statement.

"I (Emily) and both our families are in shock but know our Colby was loved dearly by us, his family and friends, the entire hockey community, and many more. We thank everyone for their prayers during this difficult time."



Earlier this week, she pleaded for him to wake up in another emotional post and said that she and his parents were no longer able to visit him in the hospital because of the coronavirus pandemic.

The Oilers, which Cave joined in 2019, called it a "very, very sad day" for the organization.

"Colby was a terrific teammate with great character, admired and liked everywhere he played," Oilers Chairman Bob Nicholson and General Manager Ken Holland said in a joint statement. "Our thoughts and prayers go out to his wife Emily, his family and friends at this very difficult time."

Boston Bruins President Cam Neely offered condolences as well.

"As an undrafted free agent from Saskatchewan, Colby chose the Bruins and once he came to our organization, he seized the opportunity and showed on and off the ice that he was a special hockey player and person," Neely said. "He was, and will always be a Bruin, and he will be dearly missed by everyone who was lucky enough to know him."

The rest of the hockey world is also mourning Cave's death, with NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman calling him "an earnest and hardworking player" and "a warm and generous person."

"The National Hockey League family mourns the heartbreaking passing of Colby Cave, whose life and hockey career, though too short, were inspiringly emblematic of the best of our game," Bettman said in a statement. "Undrafted but undaunted, Colby was relentless in the pursuit of his hockey dream with both the Edmonton Oilers and Boston Bruins organizations."

A 'phenomenal person'

Jay Woodcroft, head coach of the American Hockey League team Oilers affiliate Bakersfield Condors, called him a "phenomenal person to be around."

"He was the epitome of what a professional hockey player should be: caring, driven, focused and serious," Woodcroft said in a statement.

Cave, a native of North Battleford, Saskatchewan, played 67 career NHL games with Edmonton and the Boston Bruins, who signed him as a free agent in 2015.

He had four goals and five assists with the two teams, in addition to 11 goals and 12 assists with the Bakersfield Condors of the American Hockey League.

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