Valentin Zykov suspended 20 games for PEDs

[theslatcher]

LOL

Zykov states he's unaware of how it happened.

McPhee: "oh, he told me he knowingly took them".

GMGM threw him under the bus. Obviously what Zykov did was wrong, but I thought player to GM conversations are confidential. And players are encouraged to immediately contact their GM if anything occurs and lay out the facts. So much for that.

McPhee isn't the GM for Vegas any longer. Kelly McCrimmon took over while McPhee went on to be the president of hockey operations. Maybe that could have something to do with it?

 

[Vegas07]

and the mystery of the overachieving roster is solved

If anything the team underachieved last season. Finished way behind Calgary in the standings and the team was in danger of missing the playoffs until the trade for Stone turned things around.

But people will act like this is a reason the team made the finals in its first year even though Zykov wasn’t on the team yet.

 

[tny760]

If anything the team underachieved last season. Finished way behind Calgary in the standings and the team was in danger of missing the playoffs until the trade for Stone turned things around.

But people will act like this is a reason the team made the finals in its first year even though Zykov wasn’t on the team yet.

so why didn't he get popped the other 4 years he was supposedly taking this supplement

it's almost like someone's lying

 

[vanarchy]

This is unacceptable. The Knights should be relocated to Sunrise as a second BB&T Center tenant.

 

[Chadstudsky]

Unpopular opinion: Let them take whatever they want. I want to see what the human body can achieve

 

[Vegas07]

so why didn't he get popped the other 4 years he was supposedly taking this supplement

it's almost like someone's lying

Do you trust the results of polygraph tests too?

You think Knights players haven’t passed these tests before?

 

[Mikenusca]

Vegas and Russians can’t seem to play out well

 

[Chips]

I know lots of people are joking, but keep in mind PED doesn’t necessarily mean a drug that will make you player better at health than without it, also at health.

It can be a substance aimed at helping you heal faster. I imagine tons of fringe players throwing their body around, and also everyone else pundits constantly remark about (“oh they said 8 weeks but he’s back in 6. Players today, they just heal so much quicker.”), wrecking their bodies take such drugs.

It’s not like they’re all popping adderall enemas before every game.

 

[Atas2000]

It's hard when you throw your development away by going through the CHL instead of working hard in Russia. The obvious frustration move.

 

[IceNeophyte]

They dont test every player every year. It's random.

so why didn't he get popped the other 4 years he was supposedly taking this supplement

it's almost like someone's lying

 

[torniojaws]

Where was the performance boost

Without it, he would be in KHL

 

[Paperbagofglory]

In Soviet Russia, drugs take you.

 

[Henkka]

That's 2 Vegas guys within a year isn't it?

And the fastest team in NHL.

 

[Paperbagofglory]

And the fastest team in NHL.

Probably from all that speed they are taking.

 

[McXLNC97]

If you’re going to do PEDs at least help your team a little more

Probably should have doubled up his dosage.

 

[Roboturner913]

Oof

Both statements could be true, if he wasn't aware the supplement he was taking had a particular ingredient that had been banned.

Would be pretty ignorant of him but people do dumb stuff all the time.

 

[Roboturner913]

popping adderall enemas

uhhh....wut

 

[Jussi]

“We learned this yesterday, it seems that the last. Zykov took supplements that were not from us. Zykov said that taking it for four years,” said McPhee.

Sounds like meldonium.

 

[Mickey Marner]

Vegas should probably be more concerned with where/how their players are getting their supplements.

 

[Lempo]

uhhh....wut

 

[13 others]

Those Golden Knights sure do love their juice.

 

[IceNeophyte]

Those Golden Knights sure do love their juice.

HAR HAR!

 

[greasysnapper]

Probably from all that speed they are taking.

Just inject the puck skills into my butt, coach.

 

[13 others]

It's hard when you throw your development away by going through the CHL instead of working hard in Russia. The obvious frustration move.

lmao blaming the CHL, the best development league in the world.

 

[HanSolo]

Just inject the puck skills into my butt, coach.

The irony is puck skills is where he showed the least improvement.