“You can never have enough defensemen,” he said. “So, when we look at some of that, we'll see what's on the market. That's probably the biggest obstacle right now is what's available until we get a full feel for what's out there.
“I fully understand the dilemmas some teams on the cusp are going through right now. If you're a team that's in the fight to make the playoffs, it's too important to make the playoffs; to make the playoffs is huge for those franchises. Teams are going to have to make those decisions. And that’s why I think it's going to go down to the wire to March 7. You might have some guys suddenly being put on the market at the last minute because of that.”