Yeah, not sure what to think. I haven't seen much news on players as of yet.
Yeah, it's been strangely quiet for the most part so far. Probably get a flood of news by the weekend though.
If Booth, Cullen, Kessel, Okposo, Umberger, and Byfuglien all accept we can still put together a pretty good roster capable of fighting for a medal. And of those 6, only Okposo has any hurdles that I know of (he'll be an RFA) but he's also the easiest to replace of those 6 as well.
The fight for the final spot in the Western Conference should be interesting though. If Anaheim falters, it opens up Bobby Ryan, Cam Fowler, and Jason Blake. If Chicago falters, it opens up Patrick Kane and Nick Leddy. And if the odd team out is Dallas, as is likely, then we have Alex Goligoski and Jamie Langenbrunner (UFA). If we could add Goligoski to the 6 guys above I'd be pretty happy at this stage. I'm still an optimist at this point even though I know it's a pipe dream.