Curiosity Heating Up on Calgary Flames Defenseman Rasmus Andersson
Elliotte Friedman on the Monday version of the 32 Ideas Podcast on Sportsnet was requested by Kyle Bukauskas in regards to the Calgary Flames and the most recent on defenseman Rasmus Andersson.
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Kyle Bukauskas: “That will get us to Calgary and one other defenseman in query, and Rasmus Andersson. In order that dialog has been there at instances this 12 months Elliotte, however most likely hasn’t been as loud because it may have been, partly as a result of Andersson’s performed fairly nicely this 12 months, and the crew began to win much more in December. In order that calms issues down right here.
However the finish of the day, it is a participant whose contract is up this 12 months. I’m going again to the Euro Tour once we have been over in Milan for a number of days in August, and Mikael Backlund had the quote, the captain saying, nicely, he’s going to be traded. Everyone knows that, as in the event that they have been bracing themselves for what’s going to be taking place with one in every of their longest tenured gamers, something new on the Andersson and Calgary entrance?”
Elliotte Friedman: “The one factor I’d simply say that I’ve heard new, and I sort of heard this a bit of bit on Sunday, is that it does seem to be Calgary is getting a bit of bit extra aggressive in making an attempt to do one thing. I feel there it feels like there’s a need for them to do it earlier than the Olympics, and groups know that.
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Now, there’s been stops and begins with this earlier than, so I’m at all times cautious. However there are occasions it appears extra lively than different instances, and a kind of instances is now. Like, should you check out Andersson’s sport log, he’s taking part in a ton of minutes, and to his credit score, he’s performed extraordinarily nicely this 12 months.
Like, there’s been numerous instances I’ve watched him, and I’ve been very impressed, however Kyle, you return, and also you look, he performed 25 minutes within the win over Pittsburgh. He performed 24 within the loss to Boston. He performed 26 at house towards Nashville. He had one other 26-minute sport proper again after Christmas and within the huge win over Edmonton.
Like he’s taking part in quite a bit, like there aren’t any nights off for this man. Like I’m simply wanting, I feel the bottom quantity of minutes I’ve seen the man play wherever on my display right here is 22:40. I see a 22:28, however that’s an extra time win in LA. However it is a man taking part in a number of minutes, and he’s going to play huge minutes for Sweden on the Olympics.
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However like I mentioned, I heard that there’s been some elevated exercise round him, and I feel groups know the Flames are in a window the place they want to act doubtlessly earlier than the Olympic Video games. It’s fascinating. There was a report on social on the weekend that there was one thing with Detroit. I don’t know.
The one factor about that’s that we talked about with Quinn Hughes. Like Hughes needed to go to the Pink Wings. They have been one of many groups that he was very serious about. However Steve Yzerman wasn’t doing that with out an extension. So I must assume that Detroit must know what Andersson would signal for earlier than they might do this.
So and Yzerman is such a vault, it’s tough to get a deal with on what he’s truly as much as. I don’t know. I didn’t get the sense that something was that shut. I simply heard that the noise was beginning to choose up. And I do assume there are groups that may be serious about extending Andersson, simply, I don’t get the sense anyone has permission but to speak to him about it, however the noise is there.
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The noise is certainly picked up. And, clearly there’s been a number of curiosity in Andersson prior to now. The Kings have it, and I nonetheless assume Vegas is in search of one other defenseman. Large win, huge weekend for them. They beat St. Louis. They beat San Jose, as we talked about. However I nonetheless assume the Kings are in search of one other defenseman. And I wouldn’t be shocked in the event that they have been circling round Andersson, too.”
NHLRumors.com Notice: The Calgary Flames are attending to the purpose of promoting, however when is the query. It could possibly be quickly. However the query is, what is going to groups be keen to surrender to get him? Regardless of the distraction, Andersson has performed nicely. Nothing is off the desk, however whereas the Flames might need to get this finished early, others might need to see what occurs to him on the Olympics.
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