03-10-2025, 04:20 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Springbank
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Originally Posted by OldSam
Pretty sad. Maybe he didn't spend enough time getting clean. After seeing his statement, probably shouldn't just assume a pain killer is.OK.
His wife is a physican. No excuse.
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Doesn't sound like a painkiller. Failed a PED test, so it was some sort of a steroid or similar. It's a lame excuse.
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03-10-2025, 04:21 PM
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#22
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Ate 100 Treadmills
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Originally Posted by devo22
I get the cynicism, but I didn't expect the league to have the balls to suspend a star player for 20 games over this.
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He's back for basically the entire playoffs, so it's almost like free player "load management". The NBA has now made it illegal to rest the starters before the playoffs.
If the NHL wanted to show some balls, they would have banned him for the whole season. If he was caught with actual PEDs (as opposed to a recreational drug or prescription), that should have been the actual punishment, at a minimum. He'll still have gains from the PEDs in a couple of months FFS.
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03-10-2025, 04:24 PM
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#23
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Springbank
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Originally Posted by blankall
He's back for basically the entire playoffs, so it's almost like free player "load management". The NBA has now made it illegal to rest the starters before the playoffs.
If the NHL wanted to show some balls, they would have banned him for the whole season. If he was caught with actual PEDs (as opposed to a recreational drug or prescription), that should have been the actual punishment, at a minimum. He'll still have gains from the PEDs in a couple of months FFS.
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The NHl doesn't prohibit it though, and there's no cap relief.
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03-10-2025, 04:30 PM
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Some kinda newsbreaker!
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Learning Phaneufs skating style
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Quote:
Originally Posted by blankall
If the NHL wanted to show some balls, they would have banned him for the whole season. If he was caught with actual PEDs (as opposed to a recreational drug or prescription), that should have been the actual punishment, at a minimum. He'll still have gains from the PEDs in a couple of months FFS.
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They can't.
It is what the NHL/NHLPA agreed to as the first suspension for testing positive for PEDs in the CBA: 20 games.
2nd suspension for PEDs: 60 games.
3rd suspension for PEDs: "permanent" (player can file for re-instatement after 2 years)
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03-10-2025, 04:32 PM
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#25
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Ate 100 Treadmills
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Originally Posted by sureLoss
They can't.
It is what the NHL/NHLPA agreed to as the first suspension for testing positive for PEDs in the CBA: 20 games.
2nd suspension for PEDs: 60 games.
3rd suspension for PEDs: "permanent" (player can file for re-instatement after 2 years)
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Yikes. I'm assuming Ekblad has to report for regular testing for a while. Surely he's not part of the "random" testing group anymore.
If he has been using PEDs and he goes off them and regular testing keeps him off them for a large amount of time, he's going to see a huge drop off in his abilities.
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03-10-2025, 04:34 PM
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: St. Albert
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Fafo
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03-10-2025, 04:35 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Indiana
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I wonder if it's those peptides (BPC-157) that people use for recovery.
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03-10-2025, 04:40 PM
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Australia
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Originally Posted by 1qqaaz
I wonder if it's those peptides (BPC-157) that people use for recovery.
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That's the first thing that came to mind. TB-500/BPC-157 is quite the recovery cocktail.
It's an absolute joke that using PED's is only a 20 game suspension. It should be a 3-5 year ban like other sports.
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03-10-2025, 04:49 PM
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#29
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Franchise Player
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He needs to be back, just in case of a Stanley Cup rematch... So here's hoping to his health. Enjoy the break Aaron!
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03-10-2025, 04:55 PM
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Crash and Bang Winger
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Not Beltline
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Originally Posted by Soliak
That's the first thing that came to mind. TB-500/BPC-157 is quite the recovery cocktail.
It's an absolute joke that using PED's is only a 20 game suspension. It should be a 3-5 year ban like other sports.
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Profile pic checks out.
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03-10-2025, 04:57 PM
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#31
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Elbows Up!!
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Damn you prescription inserts!
Between the 20 games rest and the chance to absorb whatever caused the failed test, ekblad will be a monster in the playoffs!
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03-10-2025, 05:02 PM
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#32
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Ontario
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Originally Posted by Paulie Walnuts
Do they get cap space?
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Why would it matter? They can't trade for anyone. Tkachuk's LTIR gave them all the room they need.
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03-10-2025, 05:06 PM
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Lifetime Suspension
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Originally Posted by Ped
Why would it matter? They can't trade for anyone. Tkachuk's LTIR gave them all the room they need.
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So we can use this as the new conspiracy theory like LTIR.
I like that you replied in this thread with the ped username lol.
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03-10-2025, 05:09 PM
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#34
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Ontario
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03-10-2025, 05:10 PM
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#35
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Lifetime Suspension
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Originally Posted by Ped
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Mark Stone welcome to random drug testing.
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03-10-2025, 05:14 PM
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#36
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Franchise Player
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I wonder how much of an effect it would have on his payday in the offseason.
I bet the pressure of a contract year got to him.
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03-10-2025, 05:18 PM
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#37
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: The Pas, MB
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Of course Oilers fans are already whining saying he was drugged up in the finals.
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03-10-2025, 05:21 PM
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Lifetime Suspension
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Originally Posted by Inferno
Of course Oilers fans are already whining saying he was drugged up in the finals.
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He had 1 goal in the playoffs. Hopefully he’s taking better drugs now.
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03-10-2025, 05:25 PM
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#39
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All I can get
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Cheating cheater who cheats.
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03-10-2025, 05:29 PM
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Franchise Player
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Well, they could trade for a D-man to get them through the remainder of the regular season, knowing that Ekblad will definitely be back for their 3rd playoff game.
Barrie is for a 1st; Flames, kindly help them out.
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