I think the first person to put that rumour out in the public domain was our old buddy Mr. Malkin to the Kings. What’s that old saying about motes in eyes, and planks? Pesky bloggers my ass. Eklund was pooh-poohing this stuff, for Christ’s sake. If you ever needed to rethink your approach to a story, just ask yourself, “Would I think this was complete bullshit if it showed up in Bruce Garrioch’s column?” If the answer is yes, don’t publish the story. There might be a germ of truth in the fact that teams were talking, but teams talk all the damn time. The rap on the non-professionals is that they don’t have the judgement or insight or contacts of the pros. Wanye Gretz had his deal right, and this thing was pros only. Who looks better?