from Mike Zeisberger of the Toronto Sun,

While the spotlight entering the final two weeks of the NHL regular season is focused squarely on the enticing playoff races in both conferences, there are a handful of general managers and coaches who are primed for a blindfold and last cigarette.

And the reading of the last rites, of course.

Indeed, there is no shortage of men who are playing out the string over the next 14 days, all the while knowing that their tenure with their respective teams is coming to an inevitable end.

Whether it be the Leafs, Sharks, Flyers, Bruins, Devils, Sabres, Blues, etc., there are axes being sharpened throughout the league, poised to come down as part of various housecleanings going on from coast to coast.

And, according to one Eastern Conference executive, the catalyst for many of the ensuing moves could be Mike Babcock.

continued with a look at teams who could use Mike Babcock's services...