As the atypically long eight-day free-agent courting period inches toward the official opening bell of the market Monday at 11 a.m. CT, the Wild continue to show serious interest in both veterans Joe Pavelski and Wayne Simmonds and have inquired about Anders Lee, as well as a smattering of second-tier right-shot forwards.



That may be an indication that the Wild are considering signing two forwards — one of those bigger fish and possibly another — if they can complete the recruitment process and make the money work.



To preface this Wild update, things change in a hurry this week.



Not to make myself sound like “Old Man Reporter,” but back in the old days — pre-Twitter, pre-internet — beat writers would spend an entire day reporting things out fully and then write up as complete an article as possible for the next morning’s paper.



These days, we report things in real time, so what you hear in the morning could...