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Realistic, Logical, Ambitious: Three Trade Targets for the Florida Panthers

By Cal Friedman

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA - JUNE 22: General manager Dale Tallon of the Florida Panthers talks on the phone during Rounds 2-7 of the 2019 NHL Draft at Rogers Arena on June 22, 2019 in Vancouver, Canada. (Photo by Jeff Vinnick/NHLI via Getty Images)
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA - JUNE 22: General manager Dale Tallon of the Florida Panthers talks on the phone during Rounds 2-7 of the 2019 NHL Draft at Rogers Arena on June 22, 2019 in Vancouver, Canada. (Photo by Jeff Vinnick/NHLI via Getty Images) /
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With February at our arrival, the trade fires will start to burn again. Teams will begin to buy and sell again as the deadline nears, and the Florida Panthers need to be buyers in 2020.

SUNRISE, FL – FEBRUARY 06: Teammates congratulate Mike Hoffman #68 of the Florida Panthers after he scored a first period goal against the Vegas Golden Knights at the BB&T Center on February 6, 2020 in Sunrise, Florida. (Photo by Joel Auerbach/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
SUNRISE, FL – FEBRUARY 06: Teammates congratulate Mike Hoffman #68 of the Florida Panthers after he scored a first period goal against the Vegas Golden Knights at the BB&T Center on February 6, 2020 in Sunrise, Florida. (Photo by Joel Auerbach/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

Despite the recent dip in form, the Florida Panthers are in a good position coming out of their extended All-Star break to make the playoffs. Florida is a point ahead of Toronto with a game in hand, with two matchups to go against the Leafs. In the case Toronto jumps the Cats, they are still just a point back of Carolina and Philadelphia, with a game in hand on both of those teams.

While the goal of playoffs looks likely, there is no secret the Panthers want to push for greater heights, and the only way to do that is at the trade deadline.

Right now, there are at least eight teams that could be looking to deal assets at the deadline for future pieces. Some playoff teams may even look to move pieces around to try and improve in areas that need strengthening, something that the Panthers should be no strangers to.

With that said, this is the start of a series that will continue up until the trade deadline called “Realistic, Logical, Ambitious.” Each article will contain three targets for the Florida Panthers, with realistic being the most likely, and ambitious being the players that fans hold out hope for.

The three players will be players that either I think could benefit the team or players that fans suggest, so feel free to ask us what we think about a player’s availability for Dale Tallon.

Without any further ado, we’ll dive right into our first three targets.

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