McKenzie: "Some conversations" between Flyers, Oilers on trades
/Bob McKenzie was on Vancouver’s TSN 1040 on Tuesday morning.
On if the disappointing Philadelphia Flyers will make some moves:
“It wouldn’t surprise me. I mean, Ed Snider is not a patient guy. Ron Hextall is trying to be patient. As the general manager was brought in, he’s looking and saying to himself... ‘Okay, the moves I want to make are to make us better over the next 2-5 years, not worried so much about the next 2-5 weeks.’
“But, when you’ve got an owner like Ed Snider, sometimes you’re going to feel the heat to try to do something.
“So there might be a fit there with Edmonton. It’s hard to say. I know there’s been some conversation earlier and Philadelphia is looking for some offense, as you mentioned, some scoring wingers. Edmonton is looking for some center ice help. Philly’s got some depth at that position. They play Brayden Schenn, who is a center, on the left wing. Over the last year or two, we’ve heard his name linked to Edmonton a number of times.
“So we’ll see if there’s a potential fit there. I know there were some conversations earlier this season, but nothing got done. So I’m not sure where it stands at this moment in time.”
Source: TSN 1040/ Transcript: Nichols on Hockey
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