If it were up to me, all the vets would be gone. You could not only likely get a great set of futures for Andersson, but the defence without Andersson would be so abysmal, the Flames would almost certainly get a very high draft pick in 2025.
However, the organization's plan is for a quick rebuild. Andersson was a bit of a late bloomer and is still getting better. The Flames' current plan is likely to start buying again in the offseason in 2025. Rasmus will be expected to be a main part of the defence then.
I could also see the Flames doing something totally wild, like skewering the rebuild by trading Anderson for a win-now forward piece. I don't see them trading him for futures though.
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