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March 3, 2010 // 8:51am ET
Sabres GM working the phones
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Sabres GM Darcy Regier has made calls and inquiries, but as of Tuesday night, he doesn't feel a trade is imminent, reports the Buffalo News.
"We've had conversations, but there's nothing close," Regier told the paper yesterday evening. "We'll keep working on it [today] and see where it goes, but right now we don't have anything close to what our objective is."
While a deal could materialize later today, the Sabres aren't willing to deal away top draft picks and high-end prospects for rental players.
"Our focus has really been on seeing if we can do something for a longer term, beyond just this stretch run, but including next season," Regier said in Mellon Arena. "For the ideals, you're looking at a much bigger marketplace in the summertime. This is one opportunity when ideally you'd like to improve yourself, but I think the great opportunity is during the offseason and the summer. There's going to be more free agents at that time."
The Sabres have received called about defensemen Henrik Tallinder and Toni Lydman, who can become unrestricted free agents July 1, but Regier does not expect to deal either one of them.
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