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Originally Posted by The Cobra
Since pretty much everyone agrees that signing Anderson to an 8 year deal would be bad deal, I'm not sure why many assume other teams will jump at the chance.
I do think that Anderson is likely better than he showed this year if he can be a 3-4 dman facing lesser opponents. But I'm quite unsure of his aging.
He may be in his decline stage, or not.
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Depends where the team is in their competitive window.
When you sign a vet to an 8 year deal, you are giving them term in order to keep the cap hit lower, and it is implicitly understood that the early years will be better value, and the late years will be lesser value.
For the Flames, they are not going to be in their window for the next 4 years, so an Andersson contract doesn't fit. But for a team entering their window, Andersson is a perfect add: high quality top 4 guy that won't cost a crazy amount. And you're probably getting at least 5 good years out of him, as he's only 28 and has only played 27 playoff games to date.