Daniel Cleary thinks there's a "50-50" chance that the start of training camp will get delayed by a lockout. "We'll see," Cleary said. "I was optimistic when we gave them our offer, but the league didn't respond to it (favorably). The game has never been better. The parity is obvious, there are probably 18 teams who have a chance to win (the Stanley Cup). Revenues are growing. Everyone would like to see the season started on time." The current CBA is scheduled to expire on Sept. 15.

Daniel Cleary was very happy with his knee surgery three weeks ago. The forward suffered throughout the season with his knee woes and it showed up in the scoring summary as he had only 33 points in 75 games as he battled with his knee injury through most of the season. "It's a huge difference to be able to walk normally," Cleary said. "I'm feeling great." Look for him to be at 100 percent for training camp in September and get back to the 20 goal 40-45 point mark if he can stay healthy.