{"id":377442,"date":"2025-12-30T14:43:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T14:43:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/377442\/"},"modified":"2025-12-30T14:43:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T14:43:08","slug":"flames-asking-price-for-rasmus-andersson-is-equivalent-to-two-first-rounders-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/377442\/","title":{"rendered":"Flames\u2019 asking price for Rasmus Andersson is equivalent to two first-rounders: report"},"content":{"rendered":"

Flames\u2019 asking price for Rasmus Andersson is equivalent to two first-rounders: report<\/p>\n

Gang, now that the holiday roster freeze is over, much of the chatter and discourse around the Calgary Flames has revolved around the future of blueliner Rasmus Andersson.<\/p>\n

More specifically: everyone is wondering when Andersson could be moved, and the potential haul of assets the Flames could obtain for such an attractive commodity as the Swedish defender.<\/p>\n

During the first intermission of Sportsnet\u2019s television broadcast of Monday night\u2019s clash between the Flames and the Boston Bruins, host Brendan Parker was joined by Pat Steinberg and Eric Francis for a discussion of Andersson\u2019s season and future. Arguably the most newsworthy part of their chat was Steinberg and Francis providing some insights into what the Flames would be hoping to get back for Andersson in a potential trade.<\/p>\n

Steinberg: \u201cAnd the last thing I\u2019d add is I think they\u2019ve got their baseline. They know what their asking price is: kind of that equivalent of two first-round picks, first-round pick and a prospect. When somebody meets that, they\u2019ve got an opportunity to see if they can up that, and then make the deal.\u201d<\/p>\n

Francis: \u201cIt\u2019s my understanding there\u2019d be a third player involved as well if the first-rounder is a real, real late first-rounder.\u201d<\/p>\n

But with the Flames trending more and more towards younger players in recent years, and with Andersson turning 30 next October, you can understand why (a) the Flames may be exploring a future without Andersson and (b) why other teams might be calling Craig Conroy asking about Andersson\u2019s services.<\/p>\n

And with Quinn Hughes now off the market following his trade to the Minnesota Wild by the Vancouver Canucks, Andersson may be the most exciting blueliner available. And similar to how Conroy handled the Elias Lindholm saga in 2023-24, it sounds like that when somebody meets Conroy\u2019s price for Andersson, he could be on the move.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ll have more on this story as it continues to develop.<\/p>\n

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