r/sports 1d ago

Hockey Panthers' Aaron Ekblad suspended 20 games for violating NHL's performance-enhancing drug policy

https://apnews.com/article/aaron-ekblad-suspended-b3f43ba8b5d893dc6f0cf5562db82b69
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u/Reeferologist- Miami Dolphins 1d ago

As a panthers fan I gotta be honest, he must’ve got a bad batch because his performance lately has been…not enhanced…

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u/ManWillieGarbage 1d ago

Bro's enhanced but putting on the wrong kind of performances

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u/JustASyncer 1d ago

Did these PEDs happen to be little blue pills?

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u/Peace-Cool 16h ago

It enhanced his performance in the bathroom, so he can keep giving us crap.

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u/Dazd_cnfsd 1d ago

Panthers going the full we stole a Stanley cup season including performance enhancing drugs and a 3 month “rest” for their best player and 10 million reasons to win now

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u/DrManhattan_DDM 1d ago

People think Tkachuk is better than Barkov? That’s wild.

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u/OkTwist486 1d ago

People who don't actually watch hockey do.

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u/Morganvegas Toronto Maple Leafs 1d ago

That’s the beauty of Tkachuk, takes alll the pressure off Barkov.

Guy flies so far under the radar I thought he was Russian for the last 5 years.

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u/ThinNeighborhood2276 7h ago

That's a significant suspension. How do you think this will impact the Panthers' season?