What happened to Ovechkin?

[doublem]

wyshynski Greg Wyshynski
No, seriously, I **** you not: Steigerwald just insinuated that Ovechkin's mother was on steroids.

[shafnutz05]

Just watch the game

[doublem]

He is being mocked up and down. Trending worldwide. Something about Crosby is a vampire.

[PensOnDVD]

John Steigerwald on Dennis Dixon in 2010: "He has the physique of an 11 year old girl"

That's freaking creepy.

[doublem]

dchesnokov Dmitry Chesnokov
So, I hear Steigerwald is now becoming more ignorant by presuming the entire nation of Russia is on steroids.

[Malkamaniac]

Jon Steigerwald needs removed from anything involving Pittsburgh media. He's a clown to the fullest.

[llipgh2]

John is an embittered old man.

[Malkamaniac]

Somehow someway this will cause Paul to meltdown in anger and he removes himself from broadcasting.

[PensOnDVD]

Somehow someway this will cause Paul to meltdown in anger and he removes himself from broadcasting.

It could make players not want to talk to Paul that's for sure.

[JS©]

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From what the article says, it's 28 minutes long.

[llipgh2]

Somehow someway this will cause Paul to meltdown in anger and he removes himself from broadcasting.

I would like to think Paul is really embarrassed about this.

[JS©]

you gotta wonder if Paul has made that call to John saying "Stop, please stop. You are embarrassing the city."

[shafnutz05]

That Lambert guy is completely intolerable

[shmenguin]

That Lambert guy is completely intolerable

yeah. and by calling out other steigy for being a homer, he's implying that the caps guys aren't - and that bothers me.

there's no way i could listen to this clip

[SoupOrSam]

Serious question.... John being John aside... what's wrong with the substance of the question? He is only stating what many of around the league have speculated over.... I say bring it to front and center stage.

[PensOnDVD]

He made things up in the article that aren't true.

[llipgh2]

That Lambert guy is completely intolerable

It's a battle of arrogant idiots. Each smug with their own inaccuracies.

[llipgh2]

yeah. and by calling out other steigy for being a homer, he's implying that the caps guys aren't - and that bothers me.

God knows I'm not a Steigy fan, but he's an innocent victim in this verbal drive by. He should not have been dragged into it.

[SoupOrSam]

He made things up in the article that aren't true.

Yeah, well, that's him. However, the general idea of the article is Ovy was roided. That I am fine with being "reported."

[Pavel Bure]

Holy **** this radio thing is hilarious. Old man Steigy sounds like such a grumpy old guy. "How long have you been covering sports? How old are you?" LMAO. He sounds so foolish.

[Malkamaniac]

Serious question.... John being John aside... what's wrong with the substance of the question? He is only stating what many of around the league have speculated over.... I say bring it to front and center stage.

He was quite possibly the most wrong person you'd want to be the one spear heading this.

[MarkMaddenX]

John may have been reckless, but anyone who cavalierly dismisses Ovie having used PEDs is being naive.
He comes from Russia, a steroid culture.
His burst is gone. His speed has diminished at an age when it should be increasing.
I worked in wrestling for 7 years. I know the before & after. I know what it looks like.
John's hypothesis is sound. His "evidence" is flawed.

[DocEmrick]

It's what I've been trying to tell them since the story broke 2 years ago...

[comatose]

John's a nutcase, but this Lambert guy is a joke. If you're going to accept an invitation for this interview knowing full well what you'll be talking about, at least do some preparation. He couldn't even think of a single example for how Paul is a homer? Holy crap, I could fill the 28 minutes with that alone.

He sounded and acted like he was 28. He got called out for writing an article that attacked two people personally, and reacted like a defensive baby. Hopefully he learns from this and Puck Daddy starts publishing actual content instead of angsty garbage with nothing to back it up.

[Draftnik]

Serious question.... John being John aside... what's wrong with the substance of the question? He is only stating what many of around the league have speculated over.... I say bring it to front and center stage.

Ovie was subject to WADA testing from 10/05 to 02/06 and 10/09 to 02/10 leading up to the 06 & 10 Olympics. Those are real drug tests, not easy to beat tests administered by North American professional leagues. Ovie didn't show any Olympic year regressions (05/06 was his rookie year so no baseline data). He didn't fail any drug tests. He and the NHL's other Olympians are the cleanest guys in the league. Maybe he could be taking BALCO type stuff that is undetectable. Maybe he juiced in non-Olympic years. Calling him out for being a doper is disingenuous in light of the lack of evidence and the rigorous tests he has passed.

He doesn't train hard. He parties hard. He isn't taking care of his body and training to be at maximum potential like Sid. Its a much more plausible explanation substantiated by evidence for his decline than juice. It was very predicable to see his happening a few years ago.

Ovie's excellence was fueled by physical talent and emotion, 2 things that can and will wane. A guy like Sid is fueled by ambition, desire, mental toughness (to keep ambition & desire from waning) dedication, intelligence, and other repeatable process oriented attributes that forecast a high probability of success longevity.

This was easy to call a few years ago when everybody thought Ovie and Malkin were better than Sid. Sid (concussion issues aside) is built for the long haul. He is mature and has been focused on an NHL legacy of Cups and individual records since he was 13 years old. The others aren't built that way.