After playing only one preseason game with the Flyers and being placed on waivers in September, Ronnie Attard was traded Monday night to the Oilers. In exchange for the 25-year-old defenseman, the Flyers acquired Ben Gleason, a 26-year-old defenseman with four games of NHL experience and 359 AHL games on his résumé.

While Philadelphians frantically refreshed X on Monday night hoping to see that Howie Roseman and the Eagles had traded for a pass rusher before Tuesday’s trade deadline, it was Danny Brière and the Flyers who were doing the dealing.

In a surprising move, the Philadelphia Flyers trade defenseman Ronnie Attard, a former third-round pick from the 2019 draft, to the Edmonton Oilers for defenseman Ben Gleason.

The Edmonton Oilers have had some issues early in the 2024-25 NHL season. The Oilers have also struggled with injury, as names such as Connor McDavid are off the ice at this time. On Monday night, the Oilers added some depth through a trade with the Philadelphia Flyers.

The Edmonton Oilers are shuffling up their defence depth. In an AHL trade with the Philadelphia Flyers, the Oilers acquired defenceman Ronnie Attard while sending fellow blue liner Ben Gleason the other way.

The Edmonton Oilers have been in need of some defensive help since the season started. With their goaltending tandem stumbling out of the gate and the team in front doing little by way of preventing scoring chances,