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July 25, 2006
Is Nazarov The Canseco Of The NHL?
From today's Globe and Mail: Former hockey enforcer Andrei Nazarov has told the Russian sports newspaper Sport-Express that steroid use is universal among the National Hockey League's tough guys and that a majority of players are using some kind of drugs to help them hang on to lucrative jobs. So Bill Daly thinks Nazarov is a "loose cannon"? Major League Baseball didn't think much of Jose Canseco either once he went public. Of course, once the dust settled on the steroids in baseball story, the only one left with more than a shred of credibility was Canseco. Stay tuned for more throughout the day. UPDATE: Credit to David Vest of the Arizona Republic who picked up this story more than a full week ago.
Eric
06:35 AM
Trackback PingsTrackBack URL for this entry: CommentsI ran a translation of the Russian article (using an online tool) on the 17th. There's nothing to stay tuned for, at least not soon. Posted by:
There's a big difference here, Eric. We all KNEW pretty much everyone in baseball that was already using steroids. There was no shocker whatsoever, because it was the worst-kept secret ever. Have hockey players used steroids? Probably -- more than likely the enforcers, as they have the most to gain from use. The fact that most of us couldn't really name any players with any certainty though speaks to the unlikelihood that Nazarov knows what he's talking about. Nazarov is a guy that simply couldn't cut it in the NHL, and the new CBA drummed him out completely, so I'm sure he has plenty of axe to grind. Posted by:
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