[Jiri Hrdina]

Originally Posted by Brad Marsh

I voted face plant, and while I actually don't think it's that bad, I can't convince myself it should be higher than Modest Loss.

Trading Andersson to the Knights will almost certainly push the Knights up in the standings, thereby lowering the value of the 2026 1st we already traded for. We literally just traded against ourselves!!! That's such a bizarre play to me.

There was lots of talk about a 1st, a prospect, and a roster player as the expected return. I guess we got that, but the 1st will likely be one of the latest picks available in the first round next year, the roster player is a 29 year-old middle pairing RHD with term, which will almost certainly take ice time away from a developing D, and I hope I'm wrong, but characterizing the prospect as a longshot seems like an understatement.

The Flames did get the extra second rounder. That's a 21% chance for 100 points in the NHL.

Beyond that, Andersson was the team's best hope for that elusive RHS C prospect. Feels like a miss. Maybe a consequence of quantity over quality? But the team had to go quantity if they wanted a 1st round pick and a minute-cruncher coming back on D. Rebiggle.

And for those that rate this trade as expected or higher.....why?

I'm not big on "appeal to authority" - there are lots of smart people here. But I haven't seen a single trade grade that gives the edge to the Flames. I'm with Darren Haynes on this one: Pretty underwhelming.

Most grades I’ve seen give the Flames some sort of B, which is how I see it and reflects about expected value