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Originally Posted by dissentowner
Andersson will be here long term, I am very confident on that.
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It makes me very happy to see you say this, given your connections to the organization and because I am a massive Rasmus fan. I think it was the 2020 offseason, but there was a season when he had a down year and CP was mostly down on him too (I'd guess around 75% wanted him gone), while me and a small minority continued to have faith in the guy.
Rasmus is a solid defenceman and the sort of defenceman you need to keep in the organization. He's easy to get down on for some because their expectations of him are out of whack, and they assume that someone who plays top minutes needs to get 55+ every season when he simply isn't that kind of player. There's room in the top 4 (and tremendous value) for guys who chip in here and there, can move the puck out calmly with their first pass, aren't disasters defensively and have a voice in the room. These defencemen are everywhere in the league and make their teams better.
I bet he'll come in around 6.5-7.5 AAV in 2 years (cap is going up, Calgary tax), which lines up for a 2/3 dman in his age group who produces the way he does.
Rasmus was one of my choices for captain in the offseason. I'm a big fan and have always been perplexed at why it *feels* like the majority of this board are done with the guy and would prefer he be traded.