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That opinion still prevails two years later. In a press conference last week during the NHL Global Series in Stockholm, Sweden, league commissioner Gary Bettman said going to the Olympics remained “incredibly disruptive” to the season. MORE: Bettman on Olympics being ‘disruptive’ to the NHL During recent collective bargaining talks between the league and the NHL Players Association, reports indicated the players remain keen to return to Olympic competition. This issue could become a potential stumbling block toward extending the current CBA beyond its Sept....

Ben Chiarot was traded to the Panthers, Calle Jarnkrok was moved to the Flames and Josh Manson was acquired by the Avalanche. In addition, Tomas Hertl reached an extension with the Sharks, signing an eight-year, $64 million deal, taking him off the block. There are still a number of top players left on the trade board that could be moved in the next few days. Here is a look at the top 20 players remaining that could be moved at the trade deadline....

After freeing up $3.9 million Sunday by sending Andrew Shaw to Chicago, the Canadiens cleared another $950,000 in cap space by dealing left winger Nicolas Deslauriers to the Anaheim Ducks for a fourth-round draft pick in 2020. NHL free agency rumors 2019: Live updates, news on signings, trades and more The six-year veteran suited up for 48 games last season and posted two goals and three assists with a minus-12 rating....

The Devils winger knows what’s up. He’s 43 years old, playing for a team decidedly out of the playoff race and a pending unrestricted free agent. “If I stay here and we don’t make the playoffs, I don’t think I’m going to play at all. I love this team, but after the trade deadline (it’s) going to get worse,” he said, according to Rich Chere of NJ Advance Media. “They’ll probably play guys who’ll contribute next year....

The games within the Ni no Kuni franchise are popular JPRGs with memorable game design and a range of endearing characters. Therefore, the substantial playtime of 40 hours may offer the players an extensive experience within the world of Ni no Kuni. Although fans may be hesitant about the new aspects of Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom, the generous playtime suggests that there will be numerous side quests, new systems, and extensions of the kingdom mode alongside the main campaign....

Its art style was superb, but esteemed Japanese filmmaker Studio Ghibli was not attached to this project like it was with the first. Furthermore, it saw a harsh change in the way combat unfolded, changing from a Pokemon-esque real-time system to something more action-heavy and simplistic. Despite working well, it was one of the primary sources of criticism, as the difficulty was non-existent and the lack of innovation was obvious....

In 2018, Jax led the RAW women’s team to victory at Survivor Series by last eliminating Asuka. At the same event, SmackDown Women’s Champion Becky Lynch was supposed to battle Ronda Rousey in an interpromotional bout. However, prior to the pay-per-view, Lynch suffered an injury at the hands of Jax and was replaced by Charlotte Flair. Nia Jax recently appeared on The Sessions with Renee Paquette to discuss her time in WWE and what she might be doing next....

Sporting News projects the winners of this year’s six notable QB competitions around the NFL, where youth doesn’t always beat out experience … at least at first. Browns: Johnny Manziel vs. Brian Hoyer Two things will be non-factors in the league’s hottest camp competition: Manziel’s off-field activities and Hoyer’s recovery from a torn ACL. Otherwise, it is “may the best man win.” The more talented, dynamic player is Manziel. His competitive fire and football intelligence have been seen on the field as he’s quickly bridged the gap between him and Hoyer so far in the offseason....

The average TV audience for NFL game telecasts fell to 15,026,000 through Week 6, according to Nielsen data. That’s down 8.2 percent from 16,252,000 vs. the comparable period last year. It’s also down a whopping 18.7 percent from 18,485,000 for the same period in 2015. As the league nears the midway point of what has been a turbulent 2017 season, warning signs are building up for the NFL and TV partners Fox, CBS, NBC and ESPN....

As always, I used BetQL’s features to inform my bets. Here are my favorite picks of the week. Week 1 DFS Lineups:FD Cash | DK Cash | FD GPP | DK GPP | Y! GPP | Y! Cash NFL Week 1 Betting Picks: Spread pick of the week All data presented is as of Thursday evening. Ravens (-6.5) @ Dolphins The Ravens opened as 3.5-point road favorites, but after the Dolphins traded away their best players in a shocking and overt display of tanking, Baltimore’s line moved to -6....

Before we get into the Week 4 forecasts, we’d be remiss if we didn’t point out that if you have any questions about sports weather or how weather could impact play (and, potentially, your fantasy, DFS, and gambling decisions), don’t hesitate to reach out to Rotogrinders’ meteorologist Kevin Roth on Twitter (@KevinRothWx) or check out the hourly NFL weather forecasts on RotoGrinders. To take your game to the next level, subscribe to RotoGrinder’s exclusive WeatherEdge tool and see how different weather conditions have impacted historical scoring....

MORE: Get the latest NFL odds & betting advice at Sportsbook Review New York Giants vs. New England Patriots Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019, 8:20 p. m. ET Gillette Stadium, Foxboro TV Broadcast: FOX/ NFL Opening NFL Odds and Lines: Patriots -17. 5 / 44. 5 Season Record: Giants (2-3-0) vs Patriots (5-0-0) The New England Patriots are flush off 33-7 win over the hapless Washington Redskins, a straightforward win that saw them cover a big spread (-16....

You might have heard the NFL's most successful Papa John's franchisee is returning to Indianapolis this week. You might also interpret that as a way for this picks columnist to try to get some free pizza for his entire office ("This one's for John"). Given how we've picked (and how the waistline has grown) so far this season, there has been some comfort in pizza and the appropriate accompanying adult beverages....

The Panthers, for one, have looked to trade the pick. Whether or not they manage, there are a handful of players who could go first overall. Sporting News will have a running diary of the picks (and whatever else goes down) from the Wells Fargo Center floor. Things got started off about as well as they could, by the way. Philadelphia is the best . Panthers: Aaron Ekblad, D, Barrie (OHL) GM Dale Tallon tried to move the pick and didn’t....

We are halfway through the NHL regular season. As Jon Bon Jovi would say, some teams are living on a prayer while others are heading into 2018 feeling quite content with their position. Others (looking at you, Buffalo) can’t wait for the season to end — mercifully — as their first 40-some games have been nightmarish. THE OLYMPIAN: Greenway breaks 98-year-old USA Hockey color barrier Normally, we use this space on Mondays to look at the major storylines around the NHL....

“[Peters] walked in before a morning pre-game skate and said ‘Hey Akim, I’m sick of you playing that n— s—.’ He said ‘I’m sick of hearing this n—s f—ing other n—s in the ass stuff,’” Aliu told TSN’s Frank Seravalli. “He then walked out like nothing ever happened. You could hear a pin drop in the room, everything went dead silent. I just sat down in my stall, didn’t say a word....

Tonight’s game between the Penguins and the Senators was no laugher, unlike what we saw Wednesday night. Pittsburgh eked by with a 3-2 victory in Ottawa, with the last 36 seconds of the game an absolute frenzy. Ottawa’s Tom Pyatt scored a late goal in the third to bring the Senators within one, but Penguins goaltender Matt Murray shut the door on the Senators in the closing minutes of the game....

Midway through the first period of Game 4, Rinne robbed Jets defenseman Josh Morrissey to keep the contest scoreless. Rinne made an initial stop on Winnipeg forward Bryan Little and the puck found its way to Morrissey, who backhanded it toward the open side of the Nashville goal. Rinne tried to slide over and in the process, lost control of his goal stick. Somehow, the knob of the stick made contact with the puck and stopped it from finding its way into the back of the net as the netminder dropped it....

As Wilson went to retrieve a loose puck along the boards, Stralman checked the Capitals winger from behind. Stralman made contact with both the No. 43 on the back of Wilson’s jersey as well as his head. Wilson immediately fell to the ice and Stralman was assessed a boarding minor. Alex Ovechkin took issue with the hit and confronted Stralman before being seperated by officials. MORE: On Tom Wilson and becoming an NHL villain...

Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford told reporters Thursday he did not see what he wanted to this season and changes will be coming after Pittsburgh was swept by the Islanders and knocked out in the first round of the playoffs. “In (2016 and 2017), we were a team. We were a very tight-knit team,” Rutherford said, via NHL.com. “I didn’t see that this year almost from Day 1. I didn’t see a point where guys came together as a team....