SDPN: (YouTube) Chris Johnston and Julian McKenzie on The Chris Johnston Present speaking about Calgary Flames defenseman Rasmus Andersson, and the place issues stand along with his scenario.
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McKenzie: “So when it comes to going again to your tweet and going again to groups with, with who could possibly be on, who could possibly be making a transfer, or no matter. I’ve to return to Calgary and Rasmus Anderson as a result of I nonetheless discover it actually fascinating, contemplating the truth that he could possibly be obtainable.
And there was that window doubtlessly across the draft, the place they might make a transfer. Possibly that is one other window, however we all know the Flames, they appear very content material on letting him simply play this case out. And him going into coaching camp being a flame, as they’ve completed with so many different earlier free brokers, guys like Elias Lindholm come to thoughts. Nikita Zadorov. Chris Tanev. They’re prepared to do that once more.
Very curious, clearly, if Rasmus does find yourself arising, however looks as if I’m not gonna be shocked with him beginning coaching camp within the Flames uniform.
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Johnston: “Yeah, which is an fascinating name. I imply, look, he has lots of energy on this scenario, simply because he’s one yr out from UFA. And as we noticed, for instance, with the Noah Dobson commerce to Montreal. You already know, when a participant, you may get extra within the return if that participant is prepared to signal an extension, the place, the place the trades occurring, proper? It’s all a part of the deal. And Dobson’s case ended up being a pure signal and commerce. So he even bought the eight-year as a part of that.
You already know, Andersson, as our colleague Pierre Lebrun reported, at this cut-off date, solely seems that he desires to signal an extension in Vegas if that comes by a commerce. Now, that information can possibly snuff out the commerce market a bit bit from Calgary’s finish, as a result of you’ll be able to’t take him round to 5 different groups and say, you realize, if it’s recognized that he doesn’t need to signal with these groups. I believe that they’re much less more likely to half with important property to get them. So I believe that’s a dynamic at play.
And I do know Craig Conroy clothes in native media, and he stated he wasn’t conscious that it was just one crew. However, you realize, I don’t need to get in the midst of all that. I’d simply say that, you realize, Pierre, Pierre LeBrun’s identify stands for itself. I’m positive he didn’t pull that concept simply out of the clear blue sky.
So you realize that that will probably be an fascinating dynamic throughout. I imply, Andersson, to me, the place you, the place you’re at, the place the Flames are at, they should, they should get an excellent return for somebody like that. It is a participant they drafted and developed. He’s been an essential a part of their crew. I believe actually, it appears as if the whole lot is is on a reasonably good degree there. Like, like, the connection, I imply, between the participant and the crew.
Like, there have been, they’re pulling on the identical rope, in a way, nevertheless it doesn’t imply they need the identical issues. And so I believe it’s a crucial choice, how the Flames handle that. Does the provide, do the gives actually get higher on the deadline? Particularly if he solely desires to go to at least one place. I imply, I believe they bought to get a deal with on that, if he actually solely is just going to go to Vegas and signal an extension there, I imply, I’d argue you’re most likely greatest simply to make the perfect deal you’ll be able to.
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Now, generally let, let time play on, and let’s see, let’s see the place issues wind up. I imply, actually, I nonetheless suppose a crew just like the Dallas Stars may use an improve on their proper aspect. I believe Anderson, you realize, would make lots of sense for them if, if they might make that deal occur. In fact, Dallas is hamstrung a bit bit to some extent by the cap, you realize. Would most likely have to be accompanied by different, different strikes to make that work. Though, you realize, Andersson’s cap hit for subsequent season itself is lower than $5 million.
So clearly, within the extension he indicators, will probably be greater than that, and he’ll be a pricier participant, beginning in 2026. However for the rest of his contract, that’s, that’s, that’s a cap it most groups may, may discover a strategy to put onto their crew. Particularly somebody who’s going to play within the high 4 of their blue line on the proper aspect.
So, you realize, he’s an important commerce asset for Calgary. However how they navigate this, I believe, will probably be fascinating. You’re proper. I get the identical sense you do Julian that, you realize, it appears as if they’re comfy simply to be calm. I imply, and look, they’ve performed that previously, proper from Chris Tanev to Elias Lindholm, Nikita Zadorov. Like all gamers, this can be a couple seasons in the past now, however they, they introduced them into that their remaining yr, their contracts. And simply, you realize, mainly, at one level it was like Flames board was the commerce board. Should you bear in mind, on the Athletic it was just like the …
McKenzie: “I bear in mind these days. I bear in mind these day.”
Johnston: “Jacob Markstrom on the time was on there too. You already know, like it could, they’d lots of, they’d lots of gifted gamers, and, fairly frankly, all of them ended up being traded.
However, you realize, they occurred on a unique timeline than, you realize, it’s not at all times good to function on the finish of a gun, if you realize what I’m saying. Prefer to really feel like you need to make a transfer on July sixth, July seventh, July eighth. I imply, the reality is, they don’t, so we’ll should see how that develops.
I don’t have a way that something’s cooking there proper now. However there’s, once more, there’s, there’s a ton of time right here earlier than coaching camps get going for, you realize, Vegas, to circle again, and the Flames to see if possibly there’s one thing that might work for them.
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And, you realize, however you realize, the opposite aspect of it’s the Golden Knights have made a sequence of strikes right here. They’ve signed Mitch Marner. You already know, they, they must determine the cap finish of it too. And it’s will get more durable and more durable the nearer you get to the season, as a result of there’s simply much less, there’s there’s much less issues you are able to do as that season will get nearer.
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