The Boston Herald's Stephen Conroy ventured to Las Vegas to attend the NHL Awards, and he received an update of sorts on Jarome Iginla's situation--one hopeful, from Patrice Bergeron, and one literal, from Iginla's agent:

“He was a big part of our offense, a big part of our leadership as well last year,” said Bergeron, who is up for the Selke Award and the NHL Foundation Player Award tonight. “With the experience that he has and if you look at his stats and his numbers, he was so humble and he fit in right away with us as a great teammate and we definitely would like to have him back, but that's definitely not our decision. But hopefully it happens.”

In a text to the Herald, Iginla's agent Don Meehan wrote, “I will meet with Peter [Chiarelli] in Philly (the site of the NHL draft) in the next day or so.” He also wrote that Iginla will not be part of the meeting. Starting Wednesday, UFAs-to-be like Iginla can also being speaking to other teams, though deals cannot be signed until July 1. TSN's Darren Dreger reported that the Detroit Red Wings would be “in the mix” if Iginla hit the market. Another landing spot could be Colorado, where he could lend his experience to a promising group of youngsters.

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