What do you have to do to get placed on stage 3 of the NHLPA in the middle of the playoffs right before a game?
Hope he gets the help he needs.
This is 2 years in a row now he’s suddenly missed games in the playoffs due to “personal reason.”
Travyswole
What happened?
imcrapyall
NICHUSH IS LOOSH
Ok_Insurance_1774
Why hes been suspended?
Cornelius-Prime
Get him off this team. His career is likely over. He was a very good player. Just can’t put any trust in him to stay away from drugs.
Sad for him. Sad for the Avs. Just sad. Avs are toast. Pain.
TJTrapJesus
One of the most up and down careers in NHL history
GettinWiggyWiddit
The dude is the epitome of a playoff sabotour. Jesus
Ok-Piece-1903
He’s playing this well while drugged up? Imagine what he could do if he was clean.
Hope he gets the help he needs.
Clunt-Baby
remember last season when he was caught with a heavily intoxicated woman in his hotel room and nothing came of it? Whole thing was very quickly and quietly swept under the rug. He missed some playoff games but they were eliminated so people quickly forgot. Dude is an odd case
jdshowtime12
Damn. Some of these guys just need guidance in their lives. Hope he gets some help.
daybreak-gardening
Damn, hopefully he gets the help he needs. No matter what it is, that’s rough for the Avs
Fearless_External932
I think Colorado will buyout or find a way to determine contract. These are not only health problems, these are discipline problems. Nobody needs such a player.
the_bare_minimum1
I haven’t been able to watch the Avs here this playoffs… had he been having much of an impact for the team this year up until now?
Tbcomedy623
This has to be for blow right? I couldn’t imagine they are testing for weed these days…
Artistic_Age8693
Did he try to leave the country in the middle of the night this time?
azzers214
As a Stars fan – I’m absolutely sorry to hear this and I’m sorry Avs bros. Rivalries aside Stars fans will always have a soft spot for Val.
To have him throw such a wacky wrench into the series sucks. Both teams already had enough weird storylines.
OG_MajinVegeta
This is why you get help on your own the fact they are taking his pay is ridiculous already the most underpaid players now he gets nothing for addiction that probably came from pain killers given to him first by the team
CitizenNaab
I can’t tell you how disappointed and angry I am about this. We can’t rely on him. We have to look at replacing him because he’s becoming too much of a wild card
D34D90OL
COCAINE
Stopper33
As an Avs fan JFC. Like worst way to announce this, worst timing. etc
BroncosAvalanche
Well we had a good run…
Accomplished_Alps145
That’s methed up
lhoom
What’s stage 3?
Random_username_314
How many stages are there?
QuarisDoma
Not surprised whatsoever. The shenanigans last playoffs, i thought he’d never come back.
Hes never coming back, right?
PhilyJ
F
DocPsycho1
I want to think it’s due to drinking and being on Pain meds. Dude was playing with a broken foot by the end of the cup run. Yall think he got addicted and just kept going being unchecked? I really hope , not even as an avs fan , but as a person he recovers because addiction is brutal.
rockyrococo999
I don’t think it matters what his drug of choice is. And we can all kinda chuckle at the hotel incident and now we can shake our heads and wonder how a guy playing a game we all love can do this to himself.
But writing as someone who’s done battle with his own devils, the shit’s fucked up and it not only doesn’t make sense to outsiders it usually doesn’t makes sense to the user.
I hope he straightens himself out. Pro hockey is going to be the last thing he needs to worry about.
mad-Manufacturer-166
I hope he can get himself together. He has been blessed to play in the NHL and I hope he doesnt throw it away.
MM487
Avs should just cut or trade him. You’ll never be able to rely on a person like that.
aweirdoatbest
What does stage 3 mean? What are the stages? I can’t find any info only other than he’s in stage 3 but that doesn’t mean anything to me
ManyIllustrious7133
NHLPA QUOTE “The joint Committee also will agree on a Prohibited Substances List. The list will include performance-enhancing substances on the list maintained by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) for both in-competition and out-of-competition testing. Changes to the items included on the Prohibited List can only be as negotiated by the NHL and NHLPA.”
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Absolutely devastating for the Avs. Wtf
What do you have to do to get placed on stage 3 of the NHLPA in the middle of the playoffs right before a game?
Hope he gets the help he needs.
This is 2 years in a row now he’s suddenly missed games in the playoffs due to “personal reason.”
What happened?
NICHUSH IS LOOSH
Why hes been suspended?
Get him off this team. His career is likely over. He was a very good player. Just can’t put any trust in him to stay away from drugs.
Sad for him. Sad for the Avs. Just sad. Avs are toast. Pain.
One of the most up and down careers in NHL history
The dude is the epitome of a playoff sabotour. Jesus
He’s playing this well while drugged up? Imagine what he could do if he was clean.
Hope he gets the help he needs.
remember last season when he was caught with a heavily intoxicated woman in his hotel room and nothing came of it? Whole thing was very quickly and quietly swept under the rug. He missed some playoff games but they were eliminated so people quickly forgot. Dude is an odd case
Damn. Some of these guys just need guidance in their lives. Hope he gets some help.
Damn, hopefully he gets the help he needs. No matter what it is, that’s rough for the Avs
I think Colorado will buyout or find a way to determine contract. These are not only health problems, these are discipline problems. Nobody needs such a player.
I haven’t been able to watch the Avs here this playoffs… had he been having much of an impact for the team this year up until now?
This has to be for blow right? I couldn’t imagine they are testing for weed these days…
Did he try to leave the country in the middle of the night this time?
As a Stars fan – I’m absolutely sorry to hear this and I’m sorry Avs bros. Rivalries aside Stars fans will always have a soft spot for Val.
To have him throw such a wacky wrench into the series sucks. Both teams already had enough weird storylines.
This is why you get help on your own the fact they are taking his pay is ridiculous already the most underpaid players now he gets nothing for addiction that probably came from pain killers given to him first by the team
I can’t tell you how disappointed and angry I am about this. We can’t rely on him. We have to look at replacing him because he’s becoming too much of a wild card
COCAINE
As an Avs fan JFC. Like worst way to announce this, worst timing. etc
Well we had a good run…
That’s methed up
What’s stage 3?
How many stages are there?
Not surprised whatsoever. The shenanigans last playoffs, i thought he’d never come back.
Hes never coming back, right?
F
I want to think it’s due to drinking and being on Pain meds. Dude was playing with a broken foot by the end of the cup run. Yall think he got addicted and just kept going being unchecked? I really hope , not even as an avs fan , but as a person he recovers because addiction is brutal.
I don’t think it matters what his drug of choice is. And we can all kinda chuckle at the hotel incident and now we can shake our heads and wonder how a guy playing a game we all love can do this to himself.
But writing as someone who’s done battle with his own devils, the shit’s fucked up and it not only doesn’t make sense to outsiders it usually doesn’t makes sense to the user.
I hope he straightens himself out. Pro hockey is going to be the last thing he needs to worry about.
I hope he can get himself together. He has been blessed to play in the NHL and I hope he doesnt throw it away.
Avs should just cut or trade him. You’ll never be able to rely on a person like that.
What does stage 3 mean? What are the stages? I can’t find any info only other than he’s in stage 3 but that doesn’t mean anything to me
NHLPA QUOTE
“The joint Committee also will agree on a Prohibited Substances List. The list will include performance-enhancing substances on the list maintained by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) for both in-competition and out-of-competition testing. Changes to the items included on the Prohibited List can only be as negotiated by the NHL and NHLPA.”
Here is the WADA banned substances.
https://www.wada-ama.org/en/prohibited-list
Poor guy. If there was ever evidence that addiction isn’t a choice… damn
RIP my longshot Conn Smythe bet
Did he choke another hooker?
They said it was steroids
Death. Taxes. Val entering Player Assistance in the playoffs.
Hope he gets the help he needs.
Just f**king great, AGAIN. Guess I’ll be rooting for the Stars from now on.
Winnipeg wants a do-over.
Crazy that. 9 Goals in the playoffs, and then fails the drug test right before the game.
Well this kills any hopes.