Aaron Ekblad suspended 20 games for PEDs

[MMC]

 

[notbias]

As someone who takes drug tests for work, they're an IQ test, not a drug test

This isn't really a punishment is my point... no matter if everyone is taking them or not, this barely hurts Florida.

An always injured player is forced to rest until the playoffs... terrible.

 

[ucanthanzalthetruth]

Read the first page, do people actually think Ekblad is bad? Probably going to be overpaid his next deal but he's still good and this is not ideal. Since he's back game 3 round 1 Florida should be fine but I wonder if his FA stock takes a hit.

 

[Coffee]

Did the Panthers know this before the Jones trade? If so, makes a lot more sense now

Jon Jones trade ?

 

[GirardSpinorama]

Oh that seth jones trade make a lot more sense now.

 

[Leafshater67]

I’d like to know what it is before I draw conclusions.

 

[luiginb]

The suspensions in the NHL are such a joke. It should be 1+ year for PEDs, leave 20 games for something like coke, not something that gives players a competitive advantage. Way to go Ekblad for shitting gracefully on his legacy

 

[MrHeiskanen]

There it is, the quick "I didn't know oopsies" statement. LMFAO

Like clock work across all sports.

 

[SannywithoutCompy]

Jon Jones trade ?

A rink is a lot harder to hide under than an octagon...

 

[Mr Positive]

I’d like to know what it is before I draw conclusions.

I doubt we'll ever know

 

[Jee]

can we speculate?

 

[DitchMarner]

Get to work HF. Make me laugh

If they aren't improving his play, can't he argue he's not actually taking performance enhancing drugs?

 

[Icarium]

More Florida favoritism- so Ekblad misses the rest of the regular season and the first two games of round 1. Who cares? Gary of course won't hinder the Panthers from another deep run.

It's not favoritism, the rule specifies 20 games for first positive test. Mind you, the rule is ridiculous but that's another matter.

 

[BlackAdam]

Now we know why Ekblad looked like a 35 year old veteran when he was 19.

 

[Frank Drebin]

Usually performance enhancing drugs, you know... enhance performance.

Lol
I misread that post
Thought he was calling him an ass

 

[Mr Positive]

Everyone is on them, but you have to be truly stupid to get caught

I doubt that's true. One of those beliefs that are too cynical to resist

 

[Sticksandsun]

 

[Mattb124]

Read the first page, do people actually think Ekblad is bad? Probably going to be overpaid his next deal but he's still good and this is not ideal. Since he's back game 3 round 1 Florida should be fine but I wonder if his FA stock takes a hit.

I am convinced there are lots of posters here who don’t watch much hockey or perhaps only their team. The hot takes I have seen on players this year have been impressively bad. One only has to go back through the Blackwood trade thread to see how little many know about NHL players.

 

[TheLegend27]

Florida carefully crafting the most unlikeable team they can.

 

[AvroArrow]

I wonder how far it goes back, back to last years cup run maybe ? How we feelin' Oilers nation

 

[Freudian]

Are there placebo PEDs?

 

[Bruce Granville]

Ottawa somehow has to give up a first round pick for this….

Simple solution: Florida forfeits their cup to the Oilers and McDavid’s legacy is cemented.

That’s not how it works.
Of course the Sens forfeit another 1st round pick…

 

[D Wakaluk]

Oh yeah, he must be the only one in the NHL doing those

the schedule is pretty lax for all teams

 

[KevinRedkey]

He'll probably appeal and maybe get a game or two taken off, so he can play to start the playoffs.

Or is it an automatic 20-game for PEDs?

 

[Sasha Orlov]

Read the first page, do people actually think Ekblad is bad? Probably going to be overpaid his next deal but he's still good and this is not ideal. Since he's back game 3 round 1 Florida should be fine but I wonder if his FA stock takes a hit.

Yes, and now imagine how bad he’ll be once they take his drugs away

Yikes!