Neither Teemu Selanne nor Peter Forsberg have decided where they'll wind up for this coming NHL season, and it's three weeks until training camps open up.
Unlike North American players, Europeans have that one golden option staring them down if millions of dollars and national recognition doesn't cut it. You know, the one they have no problem shoving in the face of their coaches and general managers during contract negotiations - the option of playing either in their homeland or somewhere else in Europe. It's always presented like being delivered from servitude because overseas years last 40 games plus no more than 12 in the playoffs, instead of the unending grind of 10 preseason, 82 regular-season, and 20+playoff contests in the NHL.
So, I'm personally not holding my breath or engaging in water-cooler talk either at work or with friends over their indecision. Whether or not either one signs anywhere won't be a big enough impact to change a team's fortune.
If Forsberg doesn't know by now if his ankle/skate boot issues could be resolved, he's not going to know by September 10 or October 3. If Selanne can't make up his mind whether or not he wants to stick it out one more year despite hitting the 500-goal mark and winning a Stanley Cup, it's his own fault and he shouldn't be keeping Anaheim or any of the other 29 teams interested in limbo.
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