Who Darcy should be calling

Pierre LeBrun is hearing that Darcy Regier is calling other GMs and may make some major moves before the trade deadline.

Here are a couple of teams that Regier should be talking to:

Florida Panthers

The Panthers are currently in first place in the Southeast division. But, they are on a three game slide, are struggling offensively, and have Winnipeg and Washington breathing down their necks.

Florida is also hurting at the blueline as Jason Garrison (LBI) and Dmitry Kulikov (knee surgery) were 2nd & 3rd in TOI this season and are out currently.

The reason that Regier should be calling them up is that they have a lot of top end prospects, especially at the center position. While I don't think there is any chance that the Sabres could get 2010 3rd overall pick C Jonathan Huberdeau, perhaps big University of Minnesota C Nick Bjugstad could be had for the right trade package.

I'd ask what Florida would give up for guys like Roy, Stafford, and Leopold.

LA Kings

With LA GM Dean Lombardi potentially having his job on the line, LA head coach Darryl Sutter calling out his #1 center and his team captain, and the Kings are dead last in the NHL in goals for this season.

The Kings prospect pipeline isn't as stocked as Florida's. But, they do have some interesting players.

One intriguing prospect is Regina Pats center Jordan Weal who is currently 4th in the WHL in scoring with 34 goals and 94 points in 59 games this season. Weal, at 5'10" 171 lbs, isn't the big monster center that many fans want. But, he could turn out to be the type of offensive wizard that could put up numbers in the NHL.

Another intriguing Kings prospect is Ottawa 67s RW Tyler Toffoli who leads the OHL in scoring with 45 goals and 88 points in 54 games played this season.

And if Lombardi is willing to part with Kopitar, I wonder if the Sabres would be able to come up with a package to do it. It would likely have to be something like Vanek & Roy for Kopitar. But, that is worth giving up for a legit #1 center.

But, I'm expecting Regier to have another meh deadline day and the team won't get the type of makeover it NEEDS. But, I have hope that I'll be pleasantly surprised.