[Otto-matic]

The beginning of the end didn’t happen in a rink, a meeting room, or a contract negotiation.

It happened at a wedding.

Four days away from last summer’s NHL Draft, Rasmus Andersson was celebrating his best friend’s big moment when his phone buzzed with the call that cemented the notion his days with the Flames were numbered.

A trade was lined up, the Los Angeles Kings wanted him, and the Flames were ready to move him. But Andersson, still recovering from a difficult season and unsure where, or if, he wanted to commit long‑term, wasn’t ready to sign.

“I told Connie (Flames GM Craig Conroy) ‘I understand the business side of it, and you have a great offer for me, but at this moment if you really want to trade me I’ll give you a list of seven teams that I would re-sign with,’” said Andersson of the sobering news that his ten-year ride with the Flames organization would be coming to an end.

https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article...e-from-flames/