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Originally Posted by Zary's-Mustache

I have no idea exactly what it is but players who have played in Russia have said before games they are given something which they call gas that helps them play better. No idea if it's an illegal substance or not.

Spittin chiclets crew have talked about it a lot when talking to Russian players.

I discovered this in my search....

“It’s probably Toradol, perhaps used in combination with an amphetamine to increase “psychological lift”. There is a long history of this drug being used on the QT by NHL teams. Sean Avery mentions its use by teams in his book Offside: My Life in Hockey.

Basically, Toradol (the brand name for the chemical ketorolac) is a non steroidal anti-inflammatory and pain reliever. The practical effect of Toradol is it makes a myriad of small to medium hurts just vanish within minutes. The psychological effect of this, especially when combined with an amphetamine to provide a psychological “lift”, is that it makes a player feel invincible on the ice. Yes, it really does work to achieve this effect quite effectively and predictably within minutes.

The problem is, it’s just a feeling of invincibility, it isn’t actual invincibility, so a player can sustain a serious injury or concussion and Toradol will, for a few hours, totally suppress the symptoms and pain allowing the player to just ignore it and play through it. Of course, the injury isn’t gone, it’s still there. So it can increase the chance of another serious injury and most of all, greatly increases the chance of aggravating the existing injury.”

https://morning-skate.com/2023/08/17...rs-on-the-ice/