Panthers' Tallon: 'The goal is to be buying' at trade deadline

Back in the thick of the playoff hunt, the Florida Panthers won't be resting on any laurels in advance of the NHL's March 1 trade deadline.

"The goal is to be buying," president of hockey operations Dale Tallon told Arpon Basu of NHL.com. "I like where we're at, but I'd like to add some offense to get our power play going."

The Panthers sit one point back of Toronto for the second wild-card spot, but are currently carrying a 15.3 percent success rate on the power play, which ranks them 28th league wide.

The recent addition of Jonathan Huberdeau to the lineup is already proving to be a huge boost from within.

"I like our team, we've been waiting for (a healthy roster) for a long time," Tallon said. "Jonathan's made an extraordinary recovery."

In five games since returning from an Achilles injury suffered in training camp, Huberdeau has recorded three goals and four assists, but with only one point coming on the man advantage.

Tallon's club has over $9.5 million in available cap space to work with, and it certainly looks as though they're prepared to use it.