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League News: 2018-19 NHL Talk - (News n' Scores n' Stuff) Vol. 1
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maacoshark
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The league hasn't said what the amount was. Schmidt said it was a trace amount. Do we even know what he tested positive for?
twabby
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I doubt they’ll release it due to medical privacy laws. But I suppose Schmidt himself could say what he tested positive for.
maacoshark
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But us his statement going to be accurate. He says it was a very small amount. But I'm sure there is a threshold for the amount.
When Backstrom tested positive in the Olympics they said the levels of the drug exceeded the allowed amount.
Who's the last guy they caught who actually juiced and didn't just have a drop of NyQuil in his body? Was it Horcoff or was Horcoff a nothingburger too?
Skrudland2Lomakin
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The implication based on the comments of other players like Oleksy is that it's something related to allergy medicine (ala Backstrom) I don't know if this is what it was or speculation on their part. I have seen a lot of players talk about how the wrong allergy meds will get you dinged.
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Skrudland2Lomakin
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What Backstrom tested positive for isn't banned by the NHL but is by WADA.
I'm not saying the Schmidt situation is one-to-one with Nick's but that there is precedent for things in legitimate medication making guys fail tests.
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Hah, I knew it was smart to move on from Schmidt! Trying for that edge! 
Hah, I knew it was smart to move on from Schmidt! Trying for that edge!
So now maybe we look at the “Summer of our Discontent” even a little more differently?
GMBM ....he KNEW? LOL. I like that version.
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Well. This is the start of that giant correction in the fortunes of Las Vegas that's coming. Karlsson is going to score 4 goals all season
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I don't know anything about the case but isn't it convenient that the players can just say stuff like ''drop in the ocean'' and ''i didn't know that stuff was illegal'' when getting caught, knowing that the information is never going to get released. I've grown rather skeptical of these statements after getting caught.
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He did have a substantial increase in the quality of his game. We all liked Schmidt as a 4-5D. None of us thought he could be a top pairing guy on a contender. Did we?
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I never thought he could successfully hold down a top-pair spot myself, but somehow they managed to compensate for his lack of "eliteness" with the sum of the whole they assembled. Or at least until they didn't.
I'd say it was very possible, he looked excellent next to Carlson and was clearly better than Orpik and Alzner. Just bad coaching on Trotz and/or Reirden's part.
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With the Caps, Schmidt easily looked like a very solid top-4 guy in the making. And his skating was elite, which made his ceiling even higher. I was surprised at how fast he became a top guy in Vegas, not really that he got there. I think I've been more surprised with Orlov's progression, actually.
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Vegas also didn't really have many better options than Schmidt to turn to. They had a deep blueline, but lacked any elite talents that were already developed to act as a roadblock to Schmidt. He likely wouldn't have had that role on many other teams in the NHL.
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HFCaps September 2017: "ZOMG! HOW COULD WE LOSE SCHMIDT?! TOP 4 D-MAN GONE FOR NOTHING! SHMITTTTTTYYY1!!"
HFCaps September 2018: "Schmidt? Never heard of the guy. Bottom pairing d-man on a scrub team, or something. Whatevs..."
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HFCaps September 2018: "Schmidt? Never heard of the guy. Bottom pairing d-man on a scrub team, or something. Whatevs..."
lol
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Kempny also came out of nowhere to look excellent along side Carlson.
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That’s a good point. Carlson probably propelled Alzners career along as well.
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I don't mean a dig at Carlson, but my feeling is that he's average in terms of lifting a partner on D. Average-solid maybe. I recall looking at Carlson stats back when some ppl were trying to defend Alzner (thank god Caps' brass saw the light/quel dommage, les Canadiens) -- I was expecting a confirmation that Carlson was a healthy net positive getting dragged down by Alzner... well, stats-wise Alzner was indeed terrible, but Carlson appeared basically neutral to me. IIRC.
Schmidt and Kempny are no slouches -- I think they ultimately may have helped Carlson (at least) as much as he helped them, basically. Schmidt actually seemed to make everybody better pretty clearly, IIRC. Orlov also has had that effect overall, but maybe less consistently. I would think Niskanen is the best player by far among the D in this respect.
Schmidt and Kempny are no slouches -- I think they ultimately may have helped Carlson (at least) as much as he helped them, basically. Schmidt actually seemed to make everybody better pretty clearly, IIRC. Orlov also has had that effect overall, but maybe less consistently. I would think Niskanen is the best player by far among the D in this respect.
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I’m of the school of thought that a D doesn’t need to be lifting his partner, unless of course your pairing is lacking in talent on one half. As long as you’re not a drag and you can handle your specific role....that’s what’s expected IMO. If you’re lucky enough to have a real star talent like EK or DD, that extra bump is all the nicer. Carlson is not that type of guy IMO.
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