The International Ice Hockey Federation is awaiting for the NHL and NHL Players Association to resolve the Olympic issue.IIHF president Rene Fasel has said several times during the past month that he believes he has come up with the money to cover the cost of NHL player contract insurance and travel, which he relayed again last week during a meeting with national hockey federations that included USA Hockey and Hockey Canada.Now Fasel awaits the decision from the NHL and NHLPA in the next month.Last week we met with the 12 participating teams to inform them of the ongoing developments in Korea, Fasel said Tuesday in a statement to ESPN. As I said before the dr is wide open for all players to participate in the Winter Olympics, it was a challenge this year but we did our homework. We will await the league and the PAs decision and hope for a positive result. We do not wish to comment directly on what is now a matter between the NHL and the NHLPA.International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach has balked at paying previously covered expenses for NHL players from past Olympics, including contract insurance and travel.That has left Fasel to scramble together a financing plan which he detailed to federations last week. While exact details arent known, its believed some of the money would be coming from federations, which perhaps is not ideal for the likes of USA Hockey and Hockey Canada when that money should be going to youth hockey development.The IOC was also asked for comment Tuesday by ESPN. The organization, via its media relations team, responded: The IIHF is currently discussing this with the NHL and you would need to speak to them for more information.Last week at the NHLs board of governors meeting in Palm Springs, Florida, the league and owners presented a negative view of South Korea Olympic participation, although they fell short of taking a vote and shutting the dr 100 percent to going to the Games again.Sources told ESPN that no official meetings are on the agenda presently. That may certainly change, and a decision must be taken, either way, by Jan. 15.Another source told ESPN that NHLPA executive director Donald Fehr and commissioner Gary Bettman were scheduled to speak at some point next week.A vote would likely not be needed from NHL owners if the decision is not to go, however, its expected a vote would be needed if the league agrees to an Olympic deal. Babe Ruth Braves Jersey . Pirlo limped out of Sundays 1-0 win over Udinese after just 13 minutes. Juventus says Pirlo underwent tests on Monday which revealed he has "a second-degree lesion to the collateral medial ligament in his right knee. Rafael Ortega Jersey . Numbers Game lks into the Canadiens securing the services of Thomas Vanek in a trade with the New York Islanders. The Canadiens Get: LW Thomas Vanek and a conditional fifth-round pick. https://www.cheapbraves.com/233o-adam-duvall-jersey-braves.html . Detroit and Boston are deadlocked, 1-1, and Tigers manager Jim Leyland could be forgiven if he was caught rationalizing instead of dissecting how his club could blow a 5-1 lead late in Game 2. Rafael Ortega Braves Jersey . Listen to the game live on TSN Radio 1050 at 7pm et. The Raptors traded Rudy Gay, Quincy Acy and Aaron Gray to the Sacramento Kings on Monday, in exchange for Greivis Vasquez, John Salmons, Patrick Patterson and Chuck Hayes. Mark Melancon Jersey . The Oilers come in having lost five in a row (0-4-1) and 16 of their last 20 games, dropping a 2-1 decision to the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday. ESPN senior writer Mike Sando asks league insiders to pick winners in selected games each week. Three evaluators tk the challenge in Week 10. The games on the docket:?Chiefs-Panthers, Broncos-Saints, Cowboys-Steelers, Seahawks-Patriots and Bengals-Giants.Kansas City Chiefs at Carolina PanthersSunday:?1 p.m. ET, CBS |?Point spread: CAR by 3One insider tk Carolina, another tk Kansas City and the third said he would take the Chiefs if he could have the points, citing their 17-3 record over a 20-game stretch dating to last season.I could see people wagering on Carolina, and I know the Chiefs gave up yards last week, but the Kansas City defense is so sound that I think it will give the Panthers some pproblems, an offensive coach familiar with both teams said.dddddddddddd In my opinion, Carolina feasts on defenses that try to do a lot of things, because its tough to do all those things with Carolina shifting, motioning and going unbalanced. But a [simpler] defense like Kansas Citys will be less affected.Alex Smiths return to the lineup for Kansas City completed the equation for this coach.Nick Foles is not a starting quarterback, but Alex is so gd at maintaining possession, being careful with the ball and moving the ball, he said. I think the Chiefs will move the ball. ' ' '