is Benn close to signing?

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FORWARDS-OVECHKIN, HEATLEY, KOVALCHUCK, ROY, BENN, J CARTER, EBERLE, D BROWN, RIBERO, PAVELSKI, R BOURQUE, POMMINVILLE, HORNQUIST, WEISS, J JOKINEN, BACKES, KESLER


DEFENCE- KARRLSON, LEDDY, WEBER, ZIDLICKY, CORVO, GARRISON, KULIKOV, VISNOVSKY

GOALTENDER- LUNDQUIST, BRYZGALOV, BRODEUR


PROSPECTSNEIDERIETER, D HAMILTON, JOHANSSEN, M GRANLUND, TARASENKO, NYQUIST

define close

Considering my crappy start to the season not close enough

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G, A, PTS, 2W+OL, SV%, GAA
C: Tavares, Kopitar, Benn, Roy
LW: Hall, Vanek, van Riemsdyke, Nyquist
RW: Seguin, Carter, Yakupov, Tarasenko
D: Green, Fowler, Elliott, J.Schultz, Streit, Wisniewski
G: Price, Ward

Seems to be closer than Subban or O'Reilly

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F:Malkin, Parise, Kessel, Mueller, Turris, Silfverberg, Boyes, Perreault, Cammalleri, Shore, Backlund, Elias, Callahan, Burmistrov
D:MDZ, Carlson, Schultz, Josi
G:Fleury, Dubnyk
Farm: Jarnkrok, Dumba, Sproul
IR: Spezza

16 tm H2H keeper w/ contracts
G A +/- PIM STP GWG W SO GAA SV%
C: Benn[3], Ribeiro[1], Brassard[1], Shaw, Forsberg
LW: Ryan(LW)[4], Marleau[1], Schwartz,
RW: Sharp(C)[1], Bennett, Coyle(C)
D: Goligosk[4], Letang[3], Edler[2], Hamilton, Rielly
G:Rask[2], Bobrovsky[1], Fasth
IR: Spezza[2]

Friedman thinks that Benn is the closest to signing of the three (benn,subban,orielly). Essentially Benn wants lower term to save his UFA years for his next contract and the Stars want him long term which would affect how much money (more obviously) Benn wants in the deal.

Here's Friedman's take on it:
http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/opin...ned-three.html

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G,A,+/-,PPP,SOG,HITS,BLKS, W,GAA,S%,SO; max 2 moves a week
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C(3)-Kopitar, Tavares, Stamkos
LW(2)-Benn, Doan
RW(2)- Wheeler, Brouwer
W(1)-Landeskog
F(1)- O'Reilly
D(4)- Carlson, OEL, Wisniewski, Boyle
G(2)- Backstrom, Crawford, Brodeur (IR)
BN:Saad, Steen, Edler
IR:Karlsson