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,

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.