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Originally Posted by Royle9
I've been told there's no truth to that immediate rumour.
With that said the Flames are listening on Andersson and he's made it known he wants to compete for a cup vs's long term rebuild but that's it.
I'd expect he's the next domino to go when he does in fact go, not sure that package swings the needle for Craig.
I should also add that I was told Craig is fully prepared to move a D-man before the season starts, there's a reason he brought in both Barry on PTO and signed Tinordi but nobody has asked to be traded.
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I'm glad that Tampa rumour isn't true.
Trading two years of Andersson with his reasonable cap hit for a depth defenseman the same age, a 31 year old 4th line center, and 1st rounder that is not likely to be high is bad enough. Add in two years of salary retention at $1.6 million per, and it is beyond ridiculous. Especially when you consider there isn't urgency to make a deal right now.
I get trading Andersson sooner rather than later. Because his cap hit is so reasonable, trading him with more term left probably gets you a lot more than waiting, especially if retention is on the table.
It will be a sad day when that happens though.