- We've now turned the calendars to September, and with an NHL work stoppage looking all the more likely, more and more players are starting to voice their frustrations with the state of the labor negotiations. In an interview earlier this week Minnesota Wild forward Zach Parise said NHL commish Gary Bettman is "pretty adamant about his third lockout of his tenure." Wild beat writer Michael Russo caught up with Parise a couple days ago and he had a few more things to say about the situation:
For whatever reason, [lockouts] seem to be what Gary likes to do.
Whether this time around it’s a negotiating tactic or what, you’d hope
that he’s smart enough to realize that as a league, the fanbases, with
the momentum that the league has gotten, that it wouldn’t be a good idea
to have a lockout.
I thought the first proposal was embarrassing. Embarrassing. If you
look at it in the long run, in my opinion, it was a quick fix for them,
but I feel seven years down the road, it’s not addressing the problem
and we’re going to be in the exact same spot where we are now. I could
go on for a long time, but I thought it was a joke.
- Parise goes on to say the current CBA that is set to expire this month is "their deal and now they want us to bail them out again." Former Minnesota defenseman Keith Ballard also offered his thoughts in the full text of the aforementioned Star-Tribune post.
- Depending on the duration of any potential work stoppage, Chicago Blackhawk captain Jonathan Toews might opt to play overseas during 2012-13. Toews and fellow 'Hawk Patrick Kane reportedly "would consider playing in Europe 'under the right circumstances and [during the] appropriate time'."
- Two of UND's goaltenders have their goalie mask artwork displayed on the website of Diel Airbrush. Clarke Saunders' mask has an Audioslave theme while Zane Gothberg's features Ralph Engelstad in his goalie gear.
- The artistic abilities of Brock Nelson and former BC Eagle star Chris Kreider were on full display this past week at the NHLPA's Rookie Showcase:
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