If Marc Savard or Vinny Lecavalier are any indication, its anything but certain that we’ll see the same Sid we knew before the concussion.  Hope he’s ok.

Posted by bezukov from Nasburgum delenda est. on 11/21/11 at 02:56 PM ET

Ok, I’ll admit I quite dont understand how these statistics work, but for what Im geetting there, its saying he has less chance on getting a point, than he does at scoring a goal??

Do I suck that much at understanding how you post your statistics, or is that completally wrong?

Sorry if I dont get this right, but I have no idea what the +- means on those lines:
Yes   -140
No   +110

Posted by Zqto from Brazil on 11/21/11 at 03:03 PM ET

“Will the league ever emerge from being crawled inside Sidney Crosby’s butthole?”
“Magic 8 Ball says:  UNLIKELY”

Posted by Primis on 11/21/11 at 03:25 PM ET

Zqto, In this instance, if a - precedes the number, that means you have to bet $140 to win $100.

If it is a + sign, you bet $100 and you win $110.

Posted by Paul from Motown Area on 11/21/11 at 03:31 PM ET

Posted by Zqto from Brazil on 11/21/11 at 02:03 PM ET

American odds are kind of dumb.  Look at it this way:

A + is what you win on a bet of $100.  So betting $100 that he won’t score a goal could win you $110 (you’ll walk away with $210)

A - is what you have to be to return $100. So betting $140 that he will score a goal could win you $100 (you’ll walk away with $240, but will have risked more.

Here are the decimal odds (take your bet times this number to get what your winnings would be)

Score a goal:
Yes: 1.71
No: 2.1

Record a point:
Yes: 1.3
No: 3.5

Your payoff is more if he scores a goal than if he records a point.

Posted by J.J. from Kansas on 11/21/11 at 03:34 PM ET

Hahaha, sweet, thanks a lot for the lessons

Now it all makes sense, you gotta put more money into him making a point than a goal, the world is back on its place

lol

The decimal odds, as you called it, make way more sense to me
=P

Posted by Zqto from Brazil on 11/21/11 at 03:47 PM ET