Salted one re: Steroids

Nil d · Guru

Salted one re: Steroids

plouf · Guru

What can I say? With all the money involved (we're talking an average of 7-8 years to make your money and then you're a has-been former athlete), how surprising would it really be that players (especially guys on the bubble) were using performance-enhancing drugs? About as surprising as tripping, elbowing, illegal sticks, etc... except obviously riskier and so less common. I bet a lot of young athletes don't realize the side-effects of steroids and are being talked into it by sleazeballs out there. Maybe some of them do realize and think it's worth the risk.

dimebag · Newbie

if steroids make players feel more confident in themselves and they play better hockey and at the end of the day theyre paying the price for the decisions theyve made and its makes more competitive hockey then im all for it, not all drugs are bad.

plouf · Guru

dimebag wrote:

if steroids make players feel more confident in themselves and they play better hockey and at the end of the day theyre paying the price for the decisions theyve made and its makes more competitive hockey then im all for it, not all drugs are bad.

dimebag, eh?

Well, there are drugs and there are drugs...

if you want to experience expansion in some places and shrinkage in other ones, plus have all sorts of weird side effects that are still being researched (including psychological ones), by all means, take....steroids.

dimebag · Newbie

yeah , dimebag.

if it makes for more competive hockey = ratings.

and ratings is what the new NHL is all about.

salted_one · Veteran Member

i kinda agree on the ratings part but i would rather see players get where they are via hard work and not cheating. but im sure the nhl has more than 2 players taking it and i think J.R. is either nieve or just trying to lead fans away from thinkin there is a problem. not that there is a problem with out proof no one knows yet but i think 2 is an unrealistic number.

heet_150 · Guru

Don't forget, Dick Pound was very carefull in choosing his words. He said performance enhancing substances. This includes Sudafed and other over the counter "drugs" or medicines. He says they are banned substances because they are banned in Olympic type competition. I don't think he ever even said steroids.

barry33 · Guru

Nil d wrote:

I'm surprised that no one but me replied to your excellent post re: possible steroids problem in the NHL. Does no one else have an opinion on this? (PS: I've never seen the Burger King guy, so I can't comment on that part of your post.)

Anyone on hear who a) Feels that there is not a steroid problem in the NHL and b) Supports the use of them to increase ratings and feels that they really do no harm should really read The John Kordic Story. Dimebag I want you to pick up this book at Chapters in the Sports Section. It clearly illustrates the tragic effects of steroids on a person. Bouts of violent mood swings, sexual dysfunction that a tractor trailer load of Viagara could cure amongst other things. In women, some grow more hair on their face than I have.

dimebag · Newbie

I'm familiar with the John Kordic story, but he did that to himself, everone was aware of his problem and didn't his family even write his team a letter asking them to look out after him?

As ignorant as it sounds I still think it's ultimately the player's decision.