Tweets from late last night/early this morning from Nicolas Batum, which the Oregonian in Portland assumes means the Blazers are, indeed, going to match the Wolves' offer sheet for the restricted free agent:
Nicolas Batum heading to Portland (airport), per his Twitter account
Good times.
July 18, 2012 at 6:52PM
The rookie made 28 saves to make Marcus Johansson’s second-period goal hold up in the Wild’s fourth victory in five games.