Sounds official, eh?

I just spent a couple hours over at the Westin. Funny moment at the end of lunch in a restaurant filled with agents, GM’s, owners, scouts, etc.

I was sitting with Jeff Rimer, the Columbus play-by-play voice, and Bobby Orr, who you know. Orr is now a player agent, coming off double knee replacement surgery and is as nice a guy as you’ve ever meet.

We’re sitting at the table, and three of the cutest “old ladies,” as they referred to themselves, came up to Bobby for autographs. Joan, Janice and Shiela. “We watched you growing up,” they said to Orr, which I found hilarious.

Orr happily signed. “You’ve made our day. Wait til our husbands see we met Bobby Orr.”

I’ve got lots of nuggets for you that you’ll read tomorrow and later tonight on the blog.

AS for Olli Jokinen, the Wild is trying bigtime. I’ll have more for you soon. I can tell you the Panthers are not interested in Benoit Pouliot. Like I said yesterday, they want a prospect the Wild is not interested in parting with.

Things are quiet right now. Carolina and Columbus are trying to make significant moves. Ottawa’s put Ray Emery on waivers, which I haven’t seen reported yet but I’ve been told by his organization. And like I said, I’ve got some other good stuff later for you and more on Jokinen soon.

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