The high-profile UFA visits are in full swing.



Joe Pavelski was in Dallas on Wednesday visiting the Stars before getting on a plane and meeting with the Lightning in Tampa on Wednesday night.



There’s a good chance Pavelski also visits a third team before the week is done but that hasn’t been decided yet. Colleague Michael Russo has repeatedly mentioned the Wild’s interest in Pavelski so that’s a possibility. And obviously, he’s talked to a number of teams over the phone. The door isn’t closed on the Sharks, either.



Matt Duchene visited the Canadiens in Montreal on Wednesday and on Thursday was in Nashville to meet with the Predators.



And we know Artemi Panarin and Sergei Bobrovsky were in Florida visiting with the Panthers on Monday before jumping on a plane bound for the New York area.



Some UFAs decline visits and just want to do conference calls. As one UFA told me this week, he’s played in every...