Restricted free agent Jamie Benn didn't attend the start of the Dallas Stars training camp. That's to be expected, given that he's not under contract. "I'm optimistic that we'll have him back on the team, but it won't be today," Stars GM Joe Nieuwendyk said. "We'll focus on the guys we have here, because it's a short camp and we need to get ready. But in the meantime, certainly we'll keep working away at trying to get Jamie re-signed." Benn did play in 19 DEL games during the lockout, so he's in a better position than some going into the shortened season. Still, if these contract negotiations drag on for more than a couple days, then we'll be worried about him getting off to a slow start after missing a good chunk of training camp.