torniojaws
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Any news of his hand injury? He must have played with some heavy tape these past couple of games.
Only overpaid player is Orpik.The Capitals have ridiculous value on all of their top 3 centers. Kuzy at $7.8M, Backstrom st $6.7M, and Eller at $3.5M are all bargains. We weren’t sure about 92’s contract coming into the season but I think he answered any questions about his contract with an exclamation point. He squeezed every dollar he could and then delivered (and then some).
Someone called me edgy for saying that I don't really care about Kuzy's alleged cocaine usage, especially considering the weeklong booze binge the team went on post Cup. This wasn't me being edgy, this was me being objective.
How scientists rank drugs from most to least dangerous — and why the rankings are flawed
Cocaine is actually less harmful than alcohol in general. Especially if you are rich like Kuznetnov is and can afford the good stuff, not the adulterated stuff.
I'm a pharmacist at a hospital, so I deal with a lot of drug abuse in my line of work. Very few people develop a dependency on cocaine. Crack yes, meth yes, fentanyl big yes. Cocaine is very much mainly a party drug for people who can afford it.
I read some post saying that these allegations must be false because the Caps organization would never tolerate someone doing cocaine and sign him to a long term deal. But how would the Caps even know? Only a small percentage of cocaine users show any problems. Many bankers on Bay street do cocaine in clubs then show up to work the next day a bit tired but mostly fine.
Someone called me edgy for saying that I don't really care about Kuzy's alleged cocaine usage, especially considering the weeklong booze binge the team went on post Cup. This wasn't me being edgy, this was me being objective.
How scientists rank drugs from most to least dangerous — and why the rankings are flawed
Cocaine is actually less harmful than alcohol in general. Especially if you are rich like Kuznetnov is and can afford the good stuff, not the adulterated stuff.
I'm a pharmacist at a hospital, so I deal with a lot of drug abuse in my line of work. Very few people develop a dependency on cocaine. Crack yes, meth yes, fentanyl big yes. Cocaine is very much mainly a party drug for people who can afford it.
I read some post saying that these allegations must be false because the Caps organization would never tolerate someone doing cocaine and sign him to a long term deal. But how would the Caps even know? Only a small percentage of cocaine users show any problems. Many bankers on Bay street do cocaine in clubs then show up to work the next day a bit tired but mostly fine.
No I called your comment edgy for trying to dismiss cocaine use/abuse as similar to drinking and celebrating something like a career defining, franchise first championship.
And the fact that you work with drugs but don't understand the addictive or harmful nature of cocaine is particularly disturbing. It sounds like you don't know what you're talking about or are in denial for some reason.
Can you cite a legitimate scientific source? Because it sounds like you're about 40 years behind.
The Neurobiology of Cocaine Addiction
There are well-known neurological and genetic effects as well as clear indications of addictive potential in those with opportunity and genetic predisposition. Just because you can't observe "problems" in people you encounter casually doesn't mean they aren't there. Functioning alcoholics exist, too.
Point: The fact that cocaine addiction depends largely on financial means is one reason to be concerned about a rich athlete possibly doing it.
I am not talking about social harm obviously. I am talking about dependence and harm to himself. Legality has nothing to do with that.Oh and from your Vox link (lol) among the many criticisms of the study cited:
The analysis doesn't fully account for a drug's legality, accessibility, or how widely a drug is used. If heroin and crack were legal and more accessible, they would very likely rank higher than alcohol. The harm score for marijuana would also likely rise after legalization, but probably not too much since pot use is already widespread.
The same would surely hold true for cocaine.
I am not talking about social harm obviously. I am talking about dependence and harm to himself. Legality has nothing to do with that.
You better have your headI didn't know it can be tested in ones hair up to 90 days....
You better have your head
I may be gullible and naive, but I buy his story. He's not a huge party guy, he was largely MIA during the post-Cup celebrations, he hasn't been seen out on the time living it up during the playoffs/season (unlike the Young Guns), and his reputation doesn't really corroborate the story. There are like 10 guys on the team I'd believe this about, he's not one of them.
I'm just saying I'm just an ordinary schmuck and I can absolutely empathize with the idea of being in a place and watching some people break out some stuff that you are not about. I would imagine being rich and famous increases this exponentially.
If memory serves me correctly he's one of the few Russian's we have that actually comes from humble beginnings. I think his persona seems to reflect that, also many an athlete from similar backgrounds will tell you that friends from growing up will latch on like parasites. Given his story it sounds like a friend was trying to blackmail him.
I read some post saying that these allegations must be false because the Caps organization would never tolerate someone doing cocaine and sign him to a long term deal. But how would the Caps even know? Only a small percentage of cocaine users show any problems. Many bankers on Bay street do cocaine in clubs then show up to work the next day a bit tired but mostly fine.
That's a ridiculous mischaricterization of my (now deleted) post. I didn't say Kuznetsov did not do cocaine in Vegas or any other time, I said the guys in the room, including straight-laced Trotz, knew Kuzy well before the extension, and it was unlikely they would make that kind of commitment to him if he was a coke head.
There was a time when NYPD took hair samples from applicants for testing purposes. Officer's Failed Drug Test: How Long Does Marijuana Stay in Hair?I didn't know it can be tested in ones hair up to 90 days....
Careful, you're drifting in to the "constructive possession" arena.Being in a room where cocaine is present is not a crime. AFAIK there's zero indication that Kuzy did anything more than that.