Source: Flyers would like to get in mix for Yandle

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PITTSBURGHWhile Shea Weber and Ryan Suter are likely not in play for a rights trade at the NHL draft, one player who could be traded outright is Phoenix defenseman Keith Yandle.Coyotes general manager Don Maloney is canvassing offers for Yandle. A source told CSNPhilly.com on Friday night that the Flyers would like to get in on Yandle, but so do the Detroit Red Wings and other teams.One of the Flyers greatest needs this summer is shoring up their defense given that Chris Pronger is not expected to play next season with post-concussion syndrome.Yandle is just 25 years old, stands at 6-foot-2, 195 pounds and has four years left on his contract with a salary cap hit of 5.25 million.The Flyers remain in the mix for Anaheims Bobby Ryan, but this same source said that the price is very steepBrayden Schenn or Sean Couturier, plus James van Riemsdyk. The Flyers, for the moment, arent willing to part with either Schenn or Couturier.
E-mail Tim Panaccio at tpanotch@comcast.net.

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