Earlier this season, way back in October Ottawa Senators forward Shane Pinto, who was a restricted free agent at the time, was suspended 41 games for violating the National Hockey League's sports gambling policy. Another prominent NHLer has admitted to putting money on the table at the Allstar skills competition, could he face the same punishment? It would certainly seem like there's a chance.
According to Mark Masters of TSN, New York Islanders forward Matt Barzal admitted to putting money on the table as an extra incentive on the accuracy competition against Toronto Maple Leaf superstar, Auston Matthews; take a look.
As innocent as it seems, Barzal openly admitting to put money on the board during the skills competition puts how strict the sports gambling policy actually is, given the fact that Pinto was suspended even though he didn't bet on any games.
