According to Darren Dreger the Philadelphia Flyers are open to trades that "build a stronger foundation for the future."
The Philadelphia Flyers are a bubble team right now. The day after Thanksgiving they are one point outside of the last Wild Card position in the Eastern Conference.
They are only six points behind the first place New York Rangers in the Metropolitan Division. However, the Flyers aren't built for a deep Stanley Cup run at this time.
Due to this, insider Darren Dreger reported on TSN's Insider Trading yesterday that they "are willing and eager to become a wheeler and dealer."
Dreger also mentioned that they aren't trading for the sake of trading. Every move they make will be with the goal of, "building a stronger foundation for the future."
They won't listen to offers on every player but they will listen to offers on, "every position."
He suspects that two veteran defenders could be of interest to other teams - Sean Walker and Nick Seeler. Both are defensemen who can play about 20 minutes a night and offer fantastic depth to teams making a Playoff run.
Walker is 29-years old right handed defender who has 10 points in 19 games, averaging 21:03 a night in ice time. He can play on the power play and penalty kill, which would be a great asset for contending teams.
Seeler seems like a less attractive trading chip. The 30-year old left shot defenseman is less offensive with only four assists in 19 games. He has played close to 20 minutes in a handful of games this year, but has averaged 16:41 over the whole season. He would be a great option for a team looking to bring stability to their third pairing.
Time will tell whether or not these two defenders play out the rest of the season with the Flyers, or get sent to a Stanley Cup contending team.
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