Adrian Dater: Chatter about the Avalanche and Flyers talking trade regarding a defenseman. Dave Isaac: Rumor is Andrej Meszaros for John Mitchell.
Sam Carchidi: Carchidi has been told that the odds are less than 50/50 that the Flyers will make a trade before the rosters have to be submitted on Monday.
Sarah McLellan: The Coyotes are considering a waiver pickup and trade.
Bob McKenzie: Some teams will look to making trades, but some teams will demote younger players who don’t need to clear waivers in order to protect veterans.
