[Trade] Andersson (50% retained) to Vegas for 27 1st, cond 28 2nd, Whitecloud, Wiebe

[Jiri Hrdina]

Originally Posted by Rhett44

Let's be honest, it is a garbage return and people have the right to be angry. And question this management group after this disaster.

You were one of those suggesting that they needed to trade him now to avoid injury risk of the Olympics and move down the standings.

So this is what it looks like man.

No surprise you are still complaining.

[Flamesfan05]

Originally Posted by Johnny Rotten

What can Whitecloud garner at the deadline? He’s only at 2.75 million for 26-27 and 27-28.

A mid round pick from the wizard

[Bingo]

Originally Posted by sureLoss

It is a decent return, but I think a lot of people are blindsided by the names and packages being thrown about in the speculation thread.

Yeah I think you look for the equivalence of two first rounders plus a bit more for a small retention.

1st is there.
2nd is there (I'll ignore the could be a first)
serviceable NHL defenseman likely worth a 2nd?
Prospect that I'd assume they like

Are we saying two 2nds and a prospect isn't worth a 1st?

[devo22]

https://twitter.com/user/status/2013019678872863010

[Geeoff]

Acquiring Whitecloud does also open up the possibility they could trade Weegar

[KootenayFlamesFan]

Originally Posted by Rhett44

Let's be honest, it is a garbage return and people have the right to be angry. And question this management group after this disaster.

lol it’s not a disaster, holy moly

[Strange Brew]

Return is decent. If you don’t want to be hamstrung by the whole extension talk, you trade a guy earlier. A rebuilding team should not be trying to extract maximum amount of games from their older players, it just makes little sense.
My hope is that the team fully commits to moving Kadri for best package possible this season.

[Jiri Hrdina]

Originally Posted by looooob

4 straight years I think ??

Oops you are right

2024
2025
2026
2027
And then the possibility of 2028.

[Aarongavey]

Originally Posted by looooob

4 straight years I think ??

Ya it is now 4 straight years with at least 2 first round picks and if Vegas wins the Cup this year it will be 5 straight years minimum with at least 2 first round picks. This is how you rebuild.

[browntrout]

So, we want Vegas to win the cup this year, this year's pick would go to crap, but they would get a 2028 1st round pick, unprotected, they also get a 2027 1st round pick, so Vegas can win cup this year, suck $#@& next year, but don't suck too much...like just be 11th bad come 2027 draft

Could work out really good for CC, I like his logic, good calculated risk that he took here

[the-rasta-masta]

I like the idea of having two first round picks for 5 straight years if Vegas wins the cup this year. With three of them being from Vegas and watching their core age out and have nothing in the pipeline.

[Sofa GM]

That’s a terrible return, likely a late 1st round pick, a 2nd two years from now and a 3rd pair dman. WOW, great asset management Craig…..knocked that one out of the park.

It this type of crap asset management that will lead the Flames to winning nothing…..

[dammage79]

Originally Posted by Baaarrden

Does Ras get booed when he returns to Calgary because he screwed us?

It's not his fault the league is currently rigged this way, he used his ability to go exactly where he wanted to go.

Blame Vegas and the league.

[savardandjokinen]

I’m firmly in the camp of flip Whitecloud, however maybe they can keep him and trade Hanley?

He’s the type of guy we can put with parekh or bru

[looooob]

Originally Posted by Flamesfan05

A mid round pick from the wizard

First gm I thought of

[Johnny Rotten]

Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina

Not as good as I was hoping it will be, but it is what it is.
I don't fault Rasmus. He signed a sweetheart deal that underpaid him for most of that time. He had the right to either go where he wanted, or set himself up to test the UFA waters.

This will mean 2 firsts in 3 straight years. I like that.

Was hoping for a better return but not going to lose sleep over it.

Four straight years: 24,25,26, and 27.

Oops. I can’t keep up ! Haha

[Kipper_3434]

Relieved, disappointed and intrigued all at once!

[IamNotKenKing]

Originally Posted by Groot

This ia a brutal trade for the Flames. Just brutal. Taking any other teams 2026 1st would have been better, even if that was it.

That is simply not accurate.
Also, what if no other team’s first was on the table without an extension?

[HighLifeMan]

That’s an incredibly average return.

That fact that’s it’s to Vegas is what pisses me off the most.

[MacDaddy77]

Whitecloud to Boston now