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Originally Posted by Aarongavey
He fits the window because IMO defencemen are at their best from 28-33. It takes them time to become well-rounded dmen. Forwards, especially elite ones, take less time. You look at guys like Morrisey, Montour, Giordano, it took them time. If they got an absolute haul for him sure, but it takes awhile for young dmen to become elite, having Rasmus and Weegar could allow them to be competitive in 3-4 years time. A burn it to the ground rebuild including guys like Rasmus almost guarantees the 7-8 year window before they are competitive. You also run the risk of doing what Ottawa did to Chabot and having to play him so much that you harm his development when you get a good young dman. I would prefer to kee Rasmus so the young dmen are not getting blitzed by the top line every single night.
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What makes you think that Andersson would want to stick around in 2.5 years? Moreover the really elite D show signs earlier IMO. Makar, Heiskanen, Fox, Hedman, Dahling, Karlsson, Hamilton all showed signs of being elite in their first couple of seasons in the league.
I'm not suggesting selling him at all costs, but definitely listening to offers especially if we could get pieces that will be a big part of the next core of the team. I just think that his value now, and in the next offseason will be higher than in his UFA year.