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Just thought I would clear up one thing that is making the rounds on the rumor mill today.

The Flyers are absolutely not shopping Brayden Schenn. They're going to be patient. That is the mantra and multiple sources have confirmed the same thing today.

There is no question that the rest of the NHL is waiting for the Flyers management to make a big move. There is precedent here of course as we have seen the Flyers react quickly to rough starts before...There are definitely teams are calling. Many teams, especially the teams in need of a center... of which there are many. GMs are looking for the Flyers to move Schenn or Couturier like the Flyers moved Richards and Carter in the past. That was a very different situation. There were far more pressing issues with Carter and Richards.

Could the Flyers make a trade? Absolutely they could, but for now, at least at this point, they aren't the ones initiating the concept. Like most teams they are open to listening, but it would take a lot to get either player from them. In all likelihood such a deal would happen in the off-season unless a team threw such a great package together that Hextall would be obliged to listen.

There will be rumors....as long as other teams sense the Flyers as struggling...but for now the Flyers are managing to compete while adjusting to life without Kimmo Timonen for the time being.