Worse than no Kobe/Lebron in NBA odds (well, it sure looks that way for the final), steroids — yes steroids — have suddenly been linked to the supposedly squeaky-clean NHL.

Ugh. Everyone knows Sudafed gets passed around dressing rooms like candy, but the NHL odds of steroid use seemed slim to me. But why? Why would NHL players be any different — in fact, speed, strength and explosiveness are as crucial to hockey as they are to any sport, so steroid use in hockey betting would make sense. So maybe I was just in denial.

Worse yet — the Florida couple busted with large amounts of PEDs on them claimed they sold to the Washington Nationals (I doubt that; we’d be seeing results) and, gulp, the Washington Capitals. Unless it was the Penguins, there’s probably not a worse team to pop up in this scandal. The prospect of the world’s best player, Alexander Ovechkin, being linked to steroids is heartbreaking.

How much longer until we concede that every athlete juices and everything returns to normal? Sigh.

Sorry for the downer post — I’ll crank things up tomorrow with a full-fledge rap song previewing Stanley Cup betting. The Penguins vs Red Wings odds should be a sports wagering doozie.

While reading my usual Final Four odds chatter (it’s almost over…then the Stanley Cup betting playoffs will get the attention they deserve), I stumbled upon a hilarious anti-Crosby song released by the band Pummeler.

I think this is the song…production value seems kind of crappy, if you ask me. Seems like Pummeler sucks too. But I digress:

Here are the lyrics:

Crosby Sucks

A complainer, a lamer
not a future hall of famer
got Bettman’s,
affection
but he’s surely not “The Next One”
his mouth is always
running
with his swollen flapping lips
that he puckers up for
Mario
when he isn’t sucking……

Crosby sucks
he’s out of luck,
cause all the
tears and press attention will not
help him catch
Ovechkin
Crosby sucks

He’s a diver, a whiner
with a wimpy
one-timer
a cheater, a bleater
and a loser, not a leader
he talks a lot
of smack because
he thinks he’ll kick your butt
he’ll just hit you with
his stick
and then he’ll punch you in the nuts

Canadian
sensation
well at least on certain stations
a poster child for
francophiles
who dance to Zombie Nation
all his fans are morons
who
defend his every stunt
and the “C” that’s on his chest
well it really
stands for…

Crosby sucks
like laser pucks, though you can
dress
him up with lipstick, you can’t
photoshop statistics
Crosby sucks

A
yoni, a phony
losing races with zambonis
it’s scary how you’re
married
to Lemieux and Donna Cherry
you aren’t worth this music
or your
40 million bucks, you’ll
waste your life in Pittsburgh
and you’ll never
win the Cup

Crosby sucks,
won’t win the cup, how can the
fans of
Swann and Bettis
stand in line to buy his sweater?
and stand behind his
letters
when Malkin’s clearly better?
Crosby sucks

WAAH, WAAH,
WAAH, WAAH, WAAH, WAAH, WAAH, WAAH
BOO HOO, CINDY CRIESBY

Whatever you online betting fans think of the song, there was a nice little Easter egg on Pummeler’s MySpace page: this cool Ovechkin tribute set to (!) hip-hop music. Pretty awesome. Makes me want to watch more Caps NHL betting.

March Madness betting already got me hot and bothered yesterday when Memphis toyed with my heart, so I’m already cranky enough. Now I’m getting ready for Don Cherry’s inevitable rant tomorrow night after Alex Ovechkin put on another fireworks display for NHL betting fans.

In case you were too wrapped up in the March Madness odds to see it, here’s the goal and the celebration:

Not the most exotic or hilarious celebration NHL betting fans have ever seen, but I respect the idea. Well, you know what’s next. Don Cherry, whom I love but who is growing more senile by the hour, will likely tear strips off Ovechkin on Saturday night…again. Hey — maybe he just does it for the ratings. Either way, he’ll probably condemn Ovechkin for his celebrations yet again.

What Cherry doesn’t seem to understand is that hockey is battlefield in which these things sort themselves out. Not only are Ovechkin’s antics good for a game whose athletes have the charisma of sea turtles, he’ll get what’s coming to him anyway. In physical sports like hockey or football, hot dogs get whats’ coming to them. They know the stakes and it’s fair. If you’re a hot dog, you have fun but you invite guys to take shots at you. Do you think Ovie, Chad Johnson and T.O. don’t’ realize that? It’s fall fair.

Remember the Star incident in Dallas? Owens had fun but got attacked.  He knew it would happen:

It’s fair, online betting fans. So we shouldn’t discourage Ovechkin’s NHL betting antics unless we want non-stop vanilla action.

I’m betting at the sportsbook that Cherry blows up tomorrow and gets himself in hot water…

Sometimes NHL betting has to come to a halt so we can just take in greatness. And who’s greater than Alexander Ovechkin? Yeah, the Caps are taking a nosedive in online betting circles and lost the most recent clash against the rival Penguins…but could you ever bet at the offshore sportsbook on Crosby or Malkin pulling off this brilliance?

Wow. Remember, online betting players — this is the most charismatic player in NHL betting. That should tell you a bit about hockey players.

It worked for Magic Johnson and Larry Bird in their NBA betting heyday. It sure as hell works for the Yankees and Red Sox every time they went toe-to-toe in MLB odds. So what’s wrong with the growing rivalry between Sid and Ovechkin? Maybe some people don’t like Sid’s whining or Ovechkin’s theatrics, but I think the sports world needs some lighter entertainment right now, and that includes NHL betting. Here’s a look at the most recent chapter in this soap opera (from yesterday)…

I’m more partial to Ovechkin…I’d bet on him over Sid at the sportsbook if they ever went toe to toe. Don’t you think Alexander the GR8 would have a granite jaw?

What do you think, online betting players?