Aaron Ekblad suspended 20 games for PEDs

[teugen]

Maybe PED stands for pylon enhancing drugs?

I'll see myself out.

I laughed out loud, lol.

 

[TGWL]

injected toradol is amazing.

at the start of December i hurt my back so bad i couldn't move and when i stood up my chest leaned 30 degrees right and my hip was sticking out to the left, on boxing day i got stuck on the couch, my girlfriend couldn't get me up or moving and was having really bad spasms and pain, she called paramedics and they gave me an injection of toradol and 20 minutes i was moving around like nothing happened.

This is what hockey players are getting injected with before games.

That was me after the Sciata injury from a teammate skating into my hip. Only way to get out of bed was to turn on my stomach and put one foot down to try and push myself up. Body was leaning to one direction and impossible to stand up straight or move without the never spasms. I went to urgent care which was a mistake because they did nothing but give me a perscription for inflammation pills.

 

[Oilslick941611]

That was me after the Sciata injury from a teammate skating into my hip. Only way to get out of bed was to turn on my stomach and put one foot down to try and push myself up. Body was leaning to one direction and impossible to stand up straight or move without the never spasms. I went to urgent care which was a mistake because they did nothing but give me a perscription for inflammation pills.

that sucks, the paramedics took me to the hospital and i got toradol, muscle relaxers, an xray * because it had been a month* and a physical therapy prescription, which allowed insurance to pay for it.

 

[TGWL]

that sucks, the paramedics took me to the hospital and i got toradol, muscle relaxers, an xray * because it had been a month* and a physical therapy prescription, which allowed insurance to pay for it.

Ah', i see. I went the next day to urgent care. They took xrays and then just handed me some pills which are basically the same as taking 4 ibuprofen. It took a few weeks before I could play again, and maybe 2 years before it felt right leaning over to take faceoffs. The slightly shove from behind can make you feel that nerve spasm and basically paralyzed for a split second. Probably not the best choice to play hockey and should have just let it heal up, but I figured a break from Ice and playing Inline wouldn't be as bad.

Anyway, yeah, back and nerve injuries are brutal. We shit on players in the playoffs, but I can only imagine how tough it might be for some playing through injuries.

 

[5 Minute Major]

These athletes know exactly what they are putting in their bodies.

 

[Brent Burns]

Wait was it really for toradol?? That’s so dumb, it’s literally a short term use NSAID, doesn’t enhance anything. Hospitals use it like candy even in children. It is levels below actual opioids for pain control. I feel very bad for him if that’s the case

 

[I am Bettman]

Never knew creatine could cause you to lose your hair........Thankfully i never lost my hair

Tried it a long time ago (over the counter of course)

 

[Sasha Orlov]

Still has a full head of hair so probably not.

Creatine absolutely does not cause hair loss lmao

 

[Gjman2019]

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Thank You.....Was a good read......

 

[ACLEVERNAME]

All these gym bros panicking lmao

 

[Oilslick941611]

Wait was it really for toradol?? That’s so dumb, it’s literally a short term use NSAID, doesn’t enhance anything. Hospitals use it like candy even in children. It is levels below actual opioids for pain control. I feel very bad for him if that’s the case

No, every team uses toradol to get players on the ice. He took something else.

 

[TheGreenTBer]

Couldn't have gone with the classic gas station dick pills excuse?

Yeah, excuse.

Yeah.

 

[LaineBOOM]

My guess is he used ADHD-meds without having TUE (therapeutic use exemption).

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

So where did they get 20 games from? A hat?

 

[Ekblast]

Of course there are PEDs in hockey. Bigger, stronger, faster, more aggressive, quicker recovery.,Huge contracts living the nhl life.

None of which are Ekblad. LOL. Dude skates like he's in mud.

Death, taxes and Ekblad missing games in March.

What are things that are inevitable for 500 Alex?

 

[Gizmo Tkachuk]

So where did they get 20 games from? A hat?

CBA hat. First time offense is 20 games

 

[Ratsreign]

CBA hat. First time offense is 20 games

*would’ve been 25 games, but, there’s this tax advantage thingy....

 

[Gizmo Tkachuk]

*would’ve been 25 games, but, there’s this tax advantage thingy....

Where’s Colin Campbell when you need him to get this reduced to 5 games? Greg, call daddy

 

[Sticksandsun]

They weren't kidding when they said Ekblad was getting high on his own supply.

 

[Cats711]

These athletes know exactly what they are putting in their bodies.

Ekblad and athlete in same sentence, just doesn't look right

Normally just burgers and fries he puts in his body, maybe he tried a salad and sent his body out of whack giving a false reading on the drug test.

 

[Fatass]

None of which are Ekblad. LOL. Dude skates like he's in mud.


What are things that are inevitable for 500 Alex?

And how would he skate if not on PEDs? PEDs improve performance from the level of where natural ability is capped. Faster does not mean fast. Stronger doesn’t mean strong. The baseline is a lot lower for some athletes. But there’s no denying that Ekblad was improving his baseline (natural level of performance) by cheating.

 

[Coffee]

My guess is he used ADHD-meds without having TUE (therapeutic use exemption).

Vyvanse ?

They weren't kidding when they said Ekblad was getting high on his own supply.

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cope ?

 

[EXTRAS]

Should have suspended him for the remainder of the season + playoffs. If Florida wins this year with him on the roster it's a really bad look for the NHL.

 

[bearcountry17]

The Florida Panthers., You’re *2024 NHL Stanley Cup Champions!
*For Cheating…

Should have suspended him for the remainder of the season + playoffs. If Florida wins this year with him on the roster it's a really bad look for the NHL.

They won with him last year and it’s hard to believe him/probably the whole team wasn’t on the same “nutritional plan”. Big time asterisk there.

 

[cjm502]

It was probably something really minor. There are so many banned "PEDs" that are not actually performance enhancing. He said it was something that was for injury recovery. I could see the NHL banning someone for using something like BPC157, which would greatly help with the recovery of connective tissues but not actually increase on ice performance outside of just having healthy ligaments and tendons.