Would you draft a prospect who took steroids?

[DJones]

Who the hell does steroids nowadays anyway. Just testosterone will give you a big boost and unless they catch you within 24 hours it's very hard to prove. The UFC went through an embarrassing time with TRT.

If you are hurt and have a serious injury I think it's stupid for an athlete to not take HGH. Heal time drops and it heals better. I don't see why it's any different than a good surgeon

[getbak]

Originally Posted by MrMike

That rule was thrown out, you can have all the curve you want now.

I can't remember the last time I saw a stick measurement, but it's still in the rule book.

Rule 10.5: http://www.nhl.com/nhl/en/v3/ext/rul...e-rulebook.pdf

[dissentowner]

The Oilers did with Nurse. I mean he has never been caught but obvious is obvious to me.

[mdubz]

Originally Posted by DJones

Who the hell does steroids nowadays anyway. Just testosterone will give you a big boost and unless they catch you within 24 hours it's very hard to prove. The UFC went through an embarrassing time with TRT.

If you are hurt and have a serious injury I think it's stupid for an athlete to not take HGH. Heal time drops and it heals better. I don't see why it's any different than a good surgeon

Testosterone is an injectable steroid and the elevated levels in your body last far longer than 24 hours.

[icecube]

Originally Posted by dissentowner

The Oilers did with Nurse. I mean he has never been caught but obvious is obvious to me.

If this is true then I want that cheater banished from the league immediately.

[troutman]

I'm shocked! The Cardinals and steroids?

[DJones]

Originally Posted by mdubz

Testosterone is an injectable steroid and the elevated levels in your body last far longer than 24 hours.

Well it's a PED but I didn't think it was a steroid. I followed the UFC through their ordeal and even the guys who were allowed to take it regularly got tested as having low testosterone. It's impossible to know everyone base level so the limit they give is superhuman. Very easy to get away with it if you aren't stupid.

HGH is not tested for at all in the NHL .

[Canada 02]

Originally Posted by DJones

Well it's a PED but I didn't think it was a steroid. I followed the UFC through their ordeal and even the guys who were allowed to take it regularly got tested as having low testosterone. It's impossible to know everyone base level so the limit they give is superhuman. Very easy to get away with it if you aren't stupid.

HGH is not tested for at all in the NHL .

NHL follows WADA, which includes both testosterone and HGH on their banned list

[dissentowner]

Originally Posted by icecube

If this is true then I want that cheater banished from the league immediately.

I can't prove anything but there were rumours in his junior days he was juicing. Might explain how he so easily flies off the handle and the fact I hear he is just jacked physically.

[Canada 02]

Originally Posted by sureLoss

There are some NHL teams facing this dilemma this draft. Rubtsov is a projected 1st rounder who was part of the Russia u18 meldonium scandal.

I think in the end a lot of teams will overlook it in this case because there is some feeling that the players did not know they were taking the drug and there is a question of how long the drug remains in the system after usage.

turns out meldonium is not on the NHLs banned list. WADA added it to the list in January; I believe the NHL and PA need to negotiate new additions to their list

[keenan87]

Originally Posted by dissentowner

I can't prove anything but there were rumours in his junior days he was juicing. Might explain how he so easily flies off the handle and the fact I hear he is just jacked physically.

Usually, I let stuff like this go but that is quite the allegation surrounding a young player and you "can't prove anything". Maybe it's best to keep information like that to yourself because you don't know what can result from comments like these.

[dissentowner]

Originally Posted by keenan87

Usually, I let stuff like this go but that is quite the allegation surrounding a young player and you "can't prove anything". Maybe it's best to keep information like that to yourself because you don't know what can result from comments like these.

Absolutely nothing can come from it. It is a rumour. What can come of it? They test him? Oilers fans cry?

[keenan87]

Originally Posted by dissentowner

Absolutely nothing can come from it. It is a rumour. What can come of it? They test him? Oilers fans cry?

Most likely nothing but if this catches on.. how is it any different than when Burke (I think it was him) filed a lawsuit against posters.

I was just giving my opinion, you can create as many rumors as you would like.

[dissentowner]

Originally Posted by keenan87

Most likely nothing but if this catches on.. how is it any different than when Burke (I think it was him) filed a lawsuit against posters.

I was just giving my opinion, you can create as many rumors as you would like.

If Nurse wants to sue me have at it. I am not the first to speculate he has taken performance enhancing stuff.

[Reaper]

nm

[TorqueDog]

dissentowner is a LEO, so if Nurse sued him, he could just leave a note somewhere so that next time Nurse gets his license plate run, he gets a finger up his bum.