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Originally Posted by really?
Absent a trade, Calgary won’t have a player of Andersson’s value to take his spot on the roster, so there is very much an “on ice” value to entering the season with Andersson still on the team. The team is almost certainly worse if he’s not on the roster to begin the season, and whether some fans like it or not icing an inferior roster is quite low on the Flames motives in dealing Andersson.
Having said that, I agree with you that he should be moved asap, and I can envision a number of things occurring that might harpoon a trade the longer he is a member of the team. At this point I imagine that Andersson’s representatives and the team are learning he has value around the league, but it’s as a second pairing guy, which limits his value and may make re-signing with the team a legitimate possibility. This may not be what some want to hear, but at this point the value of retaining the player may outweigh the value in trading him, and if this is the case it’s just part of the cost of chasing a spot this past season.
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I agree that the team likely takes a step back if he’s not on the team. Of course I thought the same last summer and the team was better not worse. Though, again, I think that they are worse without Rasmus. I tend to think that Conroy’s plan is not a full scale tear down in one year but a gradual replacing of older players for younger prospects. Honestly, his plan seems good to me. Do his best to maximize assets and lean into drafting, which has been a strength of this team for the last while.