Massive breaking news in Sens land as RFA Shane Pinto has been suspended 41 games for violating the league’s sports wagering rules.
Brandon Piller and Ross Levitan break down the news going over the information we know, how the team and Pinto have responded and how we feel about the situation. This will be an ongoing story and will determine a lot of factors about Pinto’s next contract. It’s an Ottawa Senators game day on the road against the New York Islanders! We preview the game using NHL Edge stats to support our Keys to Victory!
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38 Comments
Fastest click I’ve ever made in my life
What a ride… being a Sens fan, Man- let me tell ya 😅
Don't let Pinto hear that first sponsor.
With all the garbage this morning I almost forgot there was a game today…
IRONIC
Every year, like clockwork…
Nhl and other professional leagues promote sports betting like crazy it’s even on the equipment’ in the NHL
Then players are getting suspended for betting on other leagues.
Why promote sports betting so much then. HYPOCRISY at its finest
I had a weird felling over Pinto not singing had to be something somewhere y this was not getting done. Now Pinto has really no choice at all to sing a 1 million or less definitely he is put him self in a really bad place
41 games seems way too extreme… but what do i know 🤷♂
Advertising gambling right before a story about gambling. lol There's no crime here. I hope he sues the NHL!!!
I don't even know what he's done so I can't change my opinion on the guy.
Was Shane playiing the Pillsy parlay?
Hopefully not he'd be out a lot of dough 😂
Things make a lot more sense now for the whole Pinto thing… guess it wouldnt be a Sens season without some off-ice drama
Yet again, get control of the situation and communicate. Simple mistakes are going to cost us this season.
Out of all the players, Pinto probably the one I would expect the least to be involved in anything like this. Seemed like a good kid that loved the game. This incident doesn’t mean he’s not a good kid, just a mistake. Hopefully he learns from it and everyone moves on.
This really sucks….but explains a ton though. again shows that fans have absolutely no idea what happens behind the scene. #Senslife
I assume this is the reason why PD hasn’t made a trade to sign Pinto yet, but if not then this gives me 2018 vibes all over again
The problem is that Pinto has no doubt signed a "code of conduct" agreement and he violated that. I have one signed with my employer and it's black and white.
It's wildly inappropriate and puzzling that the NHL is actively promoting gambling through all media networks and outlets while subsequently punishing one of it's players for participating in gambling… It's ridiculous that we have strict regulations with other addiction related activities like smoking and drinking but gambling is like wild-fire.
Fuckin hell we can't have nice things
Pierre Dorion is going to start collecting receipts
Holy cow this franchise is a gong show. The US has the Chicago Bedardhawks and Canada has this continuous source of drama called the Ottawa Senators. At least Brady avoided suspension, not like the team has the cap space to call up another prospect.
Do the sens make a trade for a center until Pinto plays?
Pinto might have room for a lawsuit against the company who gave him up. He gambled alright and might come out ahead. He might be willing now to sign a lower $ deal
I dont think the 2 are separate. We also heard that the Sens had a trade in place as well. When Shane came to Ottawa this was about to be finalized and then this showed up. Although SN is reporting that parties have known about this since summer
Pinto didn’t bet on hockey, and he didn’t murder anyone… and was following the NHLs advice and bet on sports. Severe (but fair) consequence, and will be easy to move on from this. Onward and upward!!
Real fandom is screaming "double standard" without knowing any details!
What is the rationale behind not allowing nhl players to bet on other sports? If it's a morality clause, that seems insane at this point.
He read the rules and signed. So if Pinto couldn't get a friend to make the bet for him. He can sit, and Ottawa should think about moving him. We should be going for the CUP.
Great Show, boys
Does the NHL players agreement forbidding bets on other sports ?
RIP to Shane Pinto’s leverage in contract talks.
Here’s what you do, Shane. You wait until just before the December deadline. You sign a league minimum 1 year contract. You sit the year out.
Edit: Pillzy is saying that December deadline is different or N/A in his particular case. But I stand by the sentiment of my post. Lol
We all make mistakes! It’s not like Shane Pinto killed or raped or assaulted anyone. He baiscally did something we all do and it is advertised everywhere.
As a pro athlete, he is not supposed to do it, but he did, so he got penalized and will learn and move on!
Also, about the 41 games starting at game, one of the season that Pillzy mentioned, I think that was negotiated between the NHL and the player before announcing the suspension. I’m no legal guy here, but it sounds like there was negotiations before announcing it.
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So disappointed in Shane. He has to be smarter than this. He is a great hockey player and his future still remains bright. He needs to regroup and get ready for January.
NHL is F**king stupid. Promote the crap out of betting, promote it everywhere, but try to act morally correct and suspend a guy like crazy. Stupid
NHL is bush league
Its very confusing that the NHL thinks that supporting their main advertisers is worse than stomping on a guy with your skate or breaking a guys neck with a cheap shot. Will we ever get a justification for the 41 games because there's gotta be more to this?