Quote:
Originally Posted by Calgary4LIfe
I am not worried at all about the Flames suddenly feeling the need to keep Andersson. If they were going to keep Andersson, then he would have been re-signed by now. He isn't going to walk as a UFA.
Half of me hopes that he gets traded right before the Olympics, mostly simply because of a potential injury. However, I think his value - and the market overall - dramatically increases after the Olympics. Teams haven't accrued much cap space yet, plus the Olympics are sure going to produce a number of injuries, forcing some teams to make moves.
Just enjoy the wins. Flames are 4th last and are on a bit of a heater, but they also have 3 games in hand on last place Nashville. They just need to stay in range, and when the trades start to happen, I imagine this team will more or less implode. They are not playing like a bottom-tier team right now, and haven't been for a long time. Credit to Huska and the leaders on the team, just like last season. They are playing gutsy, they got some lucky bounces last night, and they are fun to watch right now. Just sit back and enjoy it. I mean, you or I can not do a single thing about it other than choose to enjoy it, or choose to fixate on the standings, right? Might as well just sit back and enjoy it for now.
Things will happen, I am sure. I trust that Conroy knows what should be done, and I am sure he will get the job done.
|
I don't agree with this. This management group has been nothing if not patient. They like to use their time.
I feel like the door is still very much open and I could see Andersson's strong performance and the team starting to win, close the gap on both sides.
Rasmus is a young father with roots here. Throw in the fact that he's a core member of the leadership group and the new arena on the horizon, it wouldn't shock me one bit to see him decide he wants to stay.
On the Flames side, I could see them seeing his uptick in play and thinking maybe he is worth an extra 1m and 1 year. Maybe they were only offering him 6x7.5, and they decide they would go up to 7x8.5.
The one tough part for management to justify is that we have Parehk and Brz on the horizon, and Weegar already locked in longterm. Bit of a logjam happening on the right.
I still think it's more likely he gets traded (hopefully...) but it wouldn't shock we one bit to see them sign him still. I'd but it at like 80%(trade)/20%(sign)