[SuperMatt18]

Not trading pieces like Andersson at their peak value is how the rebuild actually takes longer. He's not an elite piece that you have to be worried about moving, he's a great complimentary piece that can play top pairing but ideally would be anchoring a strong second pair.

If Anderson was 25 and still had 6 years left on his deal or something then it's a completely different discussion.

But he's 28 at the start of next season, and has 2 years left on his deal.

To me the options are:

1) Trade him now and try to maximize the return with 2 years at a solid cap hit left on his deal. Something similar to Hronek (traded with 1.5 years left) or Chychrun (traded with 2.5 years left) trades should be possible - pick in that 12-20 range, and at least one 2nd round pick.

2) Wait until next offseason or the following trade deadline to move him...probably will get a return similar to the Hanifin trade this season.

3) Re-sign him - it will require at least 7 years and likely $7M+ on a deal that will start when he's turning 30 years old. And that term and $$ amount is likely being optimistic (personally to me he's going to want 8 x $8M.

If a top 15 pick is on the table for Andersson at this draft then you have to take it IMO. Thats how you can help accelerate a rebuild.