Sam Carchidi of the Philadelphia Inquirer: The Philadelphia Flyers sent a 2019 fifth-round pick to the Winnipeg Jets on Monday night for the rights to pending unrestricted free agent center Kevin Hayes.
Hayes is coming off a career-high 55 points in 71 games with the New York Rangers and Winnipeg Jets.
New Flyers head coach Alaine Vigneault coached Hayes for four years in New York.
If the Flyers are able to sign him, he’d slot in their No. 2 spot and allow Nolan Patrick to develop in a No.