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The game is working for me on NHL.com.
Random thought, but I wonder how Kuznetsov's nose is holding up with its history plus the daily testing
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12 Team, H2H, Keep 6 (in Bold)
G, A, Pts, PPP, FW, SOG, Hits, Blocks
W, Saves, S%, GAA, Game Started
2C, 2LW, 2RW, 4D, 1Util, 2G, 5BN, 2IR, 1IR+, 1NA
C: Horvat, Trocheck
LW: J. Robertson, Byfield (C), Guenther
RW: Pavelski (C), Giroux (C), Svechnikov (LW)
D: Fox, Makar, Bouchard, Morrissey, Gudas
Util: Meier (LW, RW)
G: Oettinger, Georgiev, Samsonov, Woll
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https://www.foxnews.com/sports/nhl-p...league-opinion
Little article on it. I'm sure people have read it before though. But it does do a survey on players and 58% said NHL doesn't have a coke problem, 32% were unsure, 10% said there was an issue. That's not the stat we're looking for however.
I'd be surprised if it was 60%. I'd say 10-15% use it regularly though. Then the number of "partying users" would be something like 15-20% (like for the Halloween party, and like that).
And I'm talking in season too. I'm thinking offseason it's probably pretty freaking high. Before I turned 25, one of the most real world things I've learned is, coke is more apparent than I thought it would be when I was in high school.
12 Team, H2H, Keep 6 (in Bold)
G, A, Pts, PPP, FW, SOG, Hits, Blocks
W, Saves, S%, GAA, Game Started
2C, 2LW, 2RW, 4D, 1Util, 2G, 5BN, 2IR, 1IR+, 1NA
C: Horvat, Trocheck
LW: J. Robertson, Byfield (C), Guenther
RW: Pavelski (C), Giroux (C), Svechnikov (LW)
D: Fox, Makar, Bouchard, Morrissey, Gudas
Util: Meier (LW, RW)
G: Oettinger, Georgiev, Samsonov, Woll
Also, do we know if the NHL is doing the nose swabs?? Or are they doing the throat swabs?
The PBR was doing the throat swabs as I think it was a faster turnaround time. They were testing riders on Thursday night before they could ride on Friday night. And they showed us testing some of the guys and they were sticking it in the mouth..
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Now that we have completely derailed this thread...
Yeah I do agree the numbers are probably different in season vs the offseason. I would believe 10-15% in season with about 30-35% as occasional users in the offseason.
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Most of the testing I have heard of was nose swab, especially in Canada, but that doesn't mean they aren't doing throat here for simplicity and if the turnaround is faster.
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Ya I grew up in a neighbouring city to Toronto, then went to school in another larger size city (Hamilton). So I was between Hamilton and Toronto my whole life. Coke is not hard to come by, and it's used pretty casually. One of the popular aspects of it is has no real hangover, so for NHLers who have money, young, watching what they eat (alcohol=empty calories), and need to be up moving the next day it's the perfect choice.
And nose swabs are used (video of players getting it in the nose), but I wouldn't be surprised if it's a combination of both. Also my GF for work has a company doing research with test results. They started with nose swabs but so many people dropped out of the study in the first 2 weeks due to the fact it's uncomfortable, they switched to throat/cheek swabbing. Wonder if in the NHL they have a similar thing where you can opt to a throat/cheek test?
12 Team, H2H, Keep 6 (in Bold)
G, A, Pts, PPP, FW, SOG, Hits, Blocks
W, Saves, S%, GAA, Game Started
2C, 2LW, 2RW, 4D, 1Util, 2G, 5BN, 2IR, 1IR+, 1NA
C: Horvat, Trocheck
LW: J. Robertson, Byfield (C), Guenther
RW: Pavelski (C), Giroux (C), Svechnikov (LW)
D: Fox, Makar, Bouchard, Morrissey, Gudas
Util: Meier (LW, RW)
G: Oettinger, Georgiev, Samsonov, Woll