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Originally Posted by Royle9
Andersson is worth a kings ransom and Conroy knows that.
Any return would be huge for the Flames, this is the year to get maximum value.
So it essentially comes down to Rasmus and if he wants to stay and rebuild for the next 3-5 years or go try for a cup in his prime.
I do know that Craig had interest in resigning him, but Rasmus didn’t want to commit long term in the summer.
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Steinberg’s latest suggests the Flames want to keep him, but it’ll be up to the player.
I like Rasmus, but I’m not into committing more big money to players in their late 20’s to mid-30’s, especially with the D pipeline in the system.
It’s an easy ‘pass’ for me, but the other side of Ras is he’s an outstanding spokesperson and community ambassador, AKA captain material. If the Flames give him the same pitch as Backlund and he decides to stick around, there could be worse things.
I don’t think Ras staying or going will dramatically impact the rebuild, though I sure would love the king’s ransom he’d command to add to our other draft and prospect capital.