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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29, 2012
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
QUOTE OF THE DAY
"Time is running short and the owners are not prepared to operate under this collective bargaining agreement for another season, so we need to get to making a deal and doing it soon."
— NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman in a statement about the insuing lockout. Source: latimes.com
— nhl.com
FACT OF THE DAY
There have been three work stoppages in the history of the National Hockey League.
TRIVIA OF THE DAY
Q: Who was the commissioner for the last lockout?
A: Gary Bettman
— espn.com
THE MORNING BREW NHL salary fight dampens offseason buzz
As a die-hard Minnesota Wild fan, this offseason has provided me with excitement I haven't felt in
A this offseason has provided me with excitement I haven't felt in years about an upcoming season. The Wild signed the two most coveted free agents on the market, Zach Parise and Ryan Suter, to identical 13-year, $98 million contracts.
However, my enthusiasm about these signings and the upcoming National Hockey League season has been tarnished by the current labor unrest in the NHL. The main factor for the unrest between the owners and the players is player salaries. Players like Ilya Kovalchuk, Alex Ovechkin and Henrik Zetterberg are getting ridiculous contracts up to 17 years long.
Not to say that these athletes aren't quality players, but for the owners and the fans, the length of these contracts is a cause for concern.
To prevent a possible lockout, the owners want to pay the players less money and get rid of these absurdly long contracts for superstar players.
The talk about reducing pay to the players obviously isn't sitting well with the NHL Players Association, and the growing distance between the two parties is increasing the chances of a lockout this upcoming season. Although the current collective bargaining agreement has seen the NHL go from a $2.1 billion industry to bringing in $3.3 billion annually, the same issues are preventing the league from establishing itself as a consistent factor in the North American sports market.
A lockout would crush the hope and
excitement I have for this upcoming season. The Wild hasn't made the playoffs since the 2007-2008 season, but with the signings of Parise and Suter, and arguably the best group of prospects in the NHL, the future seems bright for the Wild.
At the same time, the contracts given to Parise and Suter this offseason are a significant part of the animosity between the owners and players. As much as I loved the Wild signing these two quality players this summer, it's a bit disheartening to see these signings described as a factor of discourse for the owners.
The NHL, more than any other league, has had these disastrous labor issues during the last decade. The entire 2004-2005 season was canceled because of a lockout, which was devastating to its fans and drastically hurt the popularity of the league among casual fans. That canceled season drove the NHL to change some rules, which has made the game much better than the pre-lockout hockey played before. The
increase in revenue for the league was also a direct result of the NHL improving itself after the lockout.
At this point it remains to be seen whether this year's season will actually begin as scheduled. Ideally, the NHL owners and players will come together and resolve the various issues threatening the upcoming season. An NHL lockout won't affect casual fans, but to a die-hard hockey fan like myself, it would be a crushing blow to the 2012-2013 sports year.
Edited by Sarah McCabe
This week in athletics
Wednesday
Thursday
No events scheduled
No events scheduled
Friday
Women's Volleyball
Kansas Volleyball Invitational
11.30 a.m., 7 p.m.
Lawrence
Jayx Women's Soccer
Creighton
5 p.m.
Lawrence
Saturday
Cross Country
Bob Timmons Classic
9 a.m.
Lawrence
Women's Volleyball Kansas Volleyball Invitational 11.30 a.m. 7 p.m. Lawrence
Sunday
Football South Dakota State
Women's Soccer
Arizona State
1 p.m.
Lawrence
Monday
BASKETBALL
No events scheduled
Lawrence
Taylor returns to Lawrence
ETHAN PADWAY
epadway@kansan.com
Every August for the past four years, former Kansas guard Tyshawn Taylor was in Lawrence, starting a new school year and preparing for a run at the Big 12 title in the upcoming basketball season.
"It's a weird feeling" Taylor said. "It feels good to be back. I love Lawrence of course, but to not have my same schedule, coming back, going to school, working out with the team, it feels a little
bit weird."
Now a guard for the Brooklyn Nets, Taylor found himself back in town, except this time he was at the new Dillons on Massachusetts Street, chatting, smiling and posting for pictures with his fans before his return to New Jersey, where he will prepare for his first season in the NBA.
In Brooklyn, Taylor shares a bond with the player Deron Williams, whom he will back-up this season, as both guards played their college career under coach Bill Self, Williams at Illinois and Taylor at Kansas.
When the two first met, Williams asked Taylor how he liked playing for Self. Taylor responded: "I love coach Self, man. He's crazy, but I love him."
Taylor said Williams understood what Taylor was talking about, and the players had a long conversation about Self and the respect the two men share for the coach.
In his four years at Kansas, Taylor earned a reputation as a frequent Twitter user. He uses the social media site to interact with his more than 37,000 followers.
"I use it for fun," Taylor said. "I never take it too serious. I don't try
to get in trouble anymore. I just talk, I'm just myself. I think people get to see us, who they think are super stars, as just being normal people."
As Taylor transitions to life in the NBA, his team is undergoing a transition of its own. The Nets are moving from New Jersey to their new home in Brooklyn this season.
"This is kind of new for them too," Taylor said. "Starting a new organization, everything is starting from scratch, a new arena. Some of the same players, but kind of a whole new team as well. It's cool because I don't feel like I'm going through change by myself, I've got other people going through it with me, so it just helps, makes it a little easier."
Taylor, a Hoboken, N.J. native, grew up watching the Nets in New Jersey. He said it's an interesting
change for the team to move to Brooklyn.
I'm in New York — that's like the mecca of basketball — so I'm excited and just really looking forward to the opportunity," Taylor said.
Although the team is moving to a neighboring state, the practice facility is still located in the Garden State, allowing Taylor to live in Hoboken, a halfway point between where he practices and where he plays.
While Taylor is excited for the chance to play in the new Barclays Center this season, he knows where his true home court will always be.
"There's just no comparing anything to the Fieldhouse," Taylor said. "There's never going to be anything like that."
Edited by Allison Kohn
TYLER ROSTE/KANSAN
Tyshawn Taylor poses with a few young fans at an autograph signing on Aug. 27. Tylor met with fans at Dillons, 1740 Massachusetts St., before returning to New Jersey.
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