A trade for Rasmus Andersson appears to be imminent, with the Boston Bruins as the front runners.
Robert Munich: Elliotte Friedman, during halftime of the Calgary Flames – New York Islanders game, on defenseman Rasmus Andersson and trade speculation. The Boston Bruins appear to be the front runners, with the Vegas Golden Knights lurking.
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“… about what happened with Rasmus Anderson. And I think the Bruins things are very real. I think they are very interested, but there are two things that have to be satisfied.
Number one, it should be a trade the Flames are happy about. And number two, there has to be an extension that the Bruins have in their pocket. They are not willing to do this trade at the current price unless they have an extension. And we’re clearly not there right now.
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I also believe that Vegas is very involved. Don’t forget, the Golden Knights tried to trade Rasmus Anderson last year in the draft. They couldn’t do it.
One of the problems there, I believe, is that I don’t think the Golden Knights, as I understand it, can put together as good a package as the Bruins can, at least not at this point. But I think the Golden Knights have a lot of confidence that if they want to extend Andersson, they will be able to do it.
So, we don’t have an agreement on both of those things, that’s why he’s on their list.
Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman Saturday Headlines about the latest speculation surrounding Rasmus Andersson and the Calgary Flames. Has Andersson played his last game in a Flames jersey?
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“Well, first of all, what a great way he played today. And it looked really emotional at the end of the game. Like the way he came off the ice, he lifted his team. He was the third star. There was, there was a lot there. And I think everyone is wondering where this is going to go.
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Here’s what we can tell you. One phone call can change everything. That’s a caveat, but nothing is expected tonight, Ro, and Rasmus Anderson.
The Flames have called a number of teams that were interested, or other teams that they may not have heard of. I heard back today, and they said, ‘We want to decide if we’re going to continue with this. So we want everyone to be very serious.’ So that happens.
The team that seems to be in the driver’s seat, although nothing has been done yet, is Boston. Boston is very serious outside, in terms of its offerings. And no one is confirming or denying this, but I believe this is the only group that has been given permission to speak with Andersson. And I believe they made some important expansion speeches. Although again, nothing is done until it is done. Both things should work. The Bruins are not believed to be interested in this without an extension.
Vegas is here. Their offering isn’t believed to be as strong as Boston’s, but that’s for now. That can always change. But the thing Vegas has is that they love Andersson, and he loves them. I don’t think Vegas is worried at all that if they trade him, even if he comes in the summer, they have a good chance of getting him. But right now, their offer is not seen, from what I hear, is strong.
I think Dallas has been around for a long time. I think Toronto was there. And I always worry, after what happened with Quinn Hughes going to Minnesota, that there are teams that I don’t see.
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But right now, personally, and I think this is true, Boston is the only team that has permission to talk to him.”
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