Every GM in the league was at the World Juniors - normally it's just scouts. However, they' like all of us, Can Only Watch and Hope. Mike Milbury says it best : "I don't think anybody has given up hope. We are hopeful that something can be done, but someone is going to have to come up with a master plan in a hurry. " Meanwhile, everyone on both sides deny new any offer is pending. How's it look down at the bottom of that chasm?