David Clarkson's agent, Pat Morris, expects to speak with New Jersey GM Lou Lamoriello during the draft. "I'm continuing my dialogue with Lou," Morris said. "We haven't gotten to economic specifics at all. It's Lou trying to say the team will be in good shape and David can eliminate that worry from his mindset. David is digesting that information and we'll go to the next phase if we can go to the next phase with it which is, hopefully, being able to listen to an economic position from New Jersey." The fact that they haven't talked about dollars yet could be concerning with free agency just a week away. Any snag in the negotiation process could lead to Clarkson testing the market as an unrestricted free agent.