With the start of free agency less than a week away, one superstar player that hasn't been in the news a whole lot is Nashville Predators defenseman Shea Weber.
There are two reasonable explanations for this, one is because he's a restricted free agent, and the other is that superstar teammate Ryan Suter is the best unrestricted free agent blueliner of the summer.
Since several big names are on the trade market, teams like the Philadelphia Flyers that are constantly involved in rumors probably don't have Weber atop their list of priorities.
#Flyers most likely will not make offer sheet to RFA Shea Weber, I'm told.
— Sam Carchidi (@BroadStBull) June 22, 2012
Since Suter will be an unrestricted free agent on July 1 if he's not signed before then, teams seem to be paying more attention to him than Weber.
The popular opinion is that Suter and Weber's fates are linked. If one leaves the Predators in the summer, it's tough to imagine the other staying long-term. The likely scenario is that the two either stay together or find different teams.
According to Dan Rosen of NHL.com, Weber would like to keep playing with S ...
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