Rasmus Andersson will likely be traded ahead of later, and can it include an extension?
The Chris Johnston Present: Chris Johnston when requested what he’s heard recently on Calgary Flames defenseman Rasmus Andersson.
** NHLRumors.com transcription
Johnston: “I imply, Anderson, it’s so humorous, this has sort of been a forwards and backwards at instances that perhaps he may signal. You understand, his identify is clearly fairly significantly concerned in commerce discussions final yr within the offseason that didn’t fairly materialize.
You understand, I do suppose that the Flames are transferring nearer to in all probability discovering decision there, by way of, you recognize, sending him someplace. You understand, there’s, there’s danger with the sort of man is. I imply, he’s, he’s taking part in exhausting for anybody watching intently. Like he engaged in a battle in Columbus this week. By the character of his sport, he’s blocking pictures and never afraid to become involved bodily.
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And so I believe at a sure level, in case you’re the Flames, there turns into the chance. And it’s not simply with him, however whenever you, when you might have a pending UFA, if he suffers a major damage, I imply, you find yourself doubtlessly not getting something. And so you recognize that one which looks like a scenario that’s going to come back to a conclusion ahead of later.
You understand what’s attention-grabbing with Andersson is, do they discover him a spot the place he’s prepared to signal an extension and kind of construct that into the value of what they’re getting again?
Is that, is {that a} sensible factor to do? It may be extra difficult. You’re involving giving the opposite groups permission to speak to the agent. Perhaps they will’t attain the deal they need. Then does that blow up a commerce?
It’s actually a little bit cleaner and simpler simply to commerce them as a UFA, however then you definitely’re in all probability not getting as a lot again. In order that’s one thing for Craig Conroy to navigate as a result of it’s, you recognize, it’s not believed that Rasmus goes to simply signal wherever by way of, you recognize, long run into the long run.
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So, you recognize, we’ll see how that each one goes down. However I believe, you recognize, actually he’s a participant that would see a transfer sooner relatively than not.
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