Calgary Flames general manager Craig Conroy is retooling his roster by delivery out gamers in the final one year of their contracts, changing them with youthful, sensible abilities. Final season, he traded away three key defensemen, sending Nikita Zadorov to the Vancouver Canucks, Chris Tanev to the Dallas Stars, and Noah Hanifin to the Vegas Golden Knights.
Rasmus Andersson has two years final on his contract with a median annual price of $4.6 million and a six-team no-commerce checklist. On the opposite hand, some Flames followers shock if the 27-one year-ragged defenseman would possibly maybe well well well apply Zadrov, Tanev, and Hanifin out of the Stampede City.
On Aug. 15, a reader requested The Athletic’s Julian McKenzie about Andersson’s commerce price as a high-four defenseman. He felt the Flames would totally transfer the blueliner for the right impress, at the side of that his play this season would resolve his price at the commerce deadline. McKenzie thinks it would possibly maybe well perhaps well maybe take an irresistible supply to pry Andersson far off from the Flames.
That additional one year in Andersson’s contract would possibly maybe well well well bring about that irresistible supply, in particular if the Flames are out of the playoff spin by the commerce deadline. Contenders would possibly maybe well well well be prepared to pay extra for a high-four, correct-shot rearguard that they’ll earn two postseason runs out of as in contrast with one.
