I’ve lost track of the days. I know it’s Friday, Sunday or Monday because airport security was packed this morning.

I just know we’re 24 hours and 30 minutes to the deadline, and I hear crickets. It’s that quiet. Nothing is happening.

I was just talking to an NHL front-office type and he said his team’s not even getting callbacks. Is it possible that tomorrow’s deadline may only have a dozen or so trades?

I just had deja vu to what might have been my last time in Washington. It was about a week or so before the ‘04 deadline and I was moseying around the White House when I got the call that Viktor Kozlov was traded to Jersey for some guy named Christian Berglund. 

I hope I get a call like that again because I’m bored. I also couldn’t believe that old Northwest Airlines/Air Tran/Midwest terminal is still around at Ronald Reagan.

I remember flying from Detroit to D.C. during the ‘98 Stanley Cup Finals sweep and landing at that old terminal. I get to baggage claim and the first piece of luggage out? The Stanley Cup. I just it was cool that I was flying with Lord Stanley.

OK, now you really know how bored I am.

By the way, the team is late to DC, so 3 p.m. practice has been pushed back. So I’ll be back on later this afternoon. It is nice to finally be on a Southeast Division jaunt again, my first since 2003-04.

I’d be lying if I didn’t say I’m getting excited for the trip down to Florida in a few days.

Anybody notice the Wild is winless in three since Mike Ramsey’s been away from the team? Just saying.

For the person on the last blog that asked about whether refs have to talk to the media, I was in contact with head of officials Steve Walkom (great dude) last night and he said it’s not mandatory, but encouraged. I think he’d like his refs to be accountable for their calls. I wasn’t aware of that Meier-Lemaire rift because I didn’t cover the team. I’ll ask Jacques about that today.
As for Forsberg, the Philly writers today hear he skated, feels good and plans to sign somewhere. I have not confirmed that through any of my people, and the Wild is mum.

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