The Calgary Flames traded Rasmus Andersson to the Vegas Golden Knights on Sunday. Caglary retained 50 percent of Andersson’s salary in exchange for Zach Whitecloud, a 2027 first-round pick, a 2028 conditional second-round pick (can turn into a primary if Vegas wins the Stanley Cup this yr), and prospect Abram Wiebe.
Nonetheless, as Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet told Pat Steinberg, Wes Gilbertson & Logan Gordon on Flames Talk on Sportsnet 960 The Fan, Andersson and his camp had indicated to GM Craig Conroy that he wasn’t signing an extension with any team that he was traded to.
NHL Trade: The Calgary Flames Trade Rasmus Andersson to the Vegas Golden Knights
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Pat Steinberg: “Elliotte, really appreciate the time. Won’t keep you too long on short notice, and I do know you had an extended day on Hockey Day in Canada on Saturday. So really appreciate the time. It’s good to consult with you, my friend. I do know you’ve been grinding on this one for quite a while. How did this all come about on this Sunday?”
Elliotte Friedman: “Well, I feel the important thing thing is that I understand that Andersson indicated Sunday that he wouldn’t be signing an extension with anybody at the moment. In order that knocked out Boston. I don’t think they were willing to pay what it was going to cost them to get this deal refrained from the guarantee of an extension.
And I’m not likely sure what happened over the past couple of days, but yesterday, once I was working on this, everybody appeared to be under the concept that Andersson would potentially sign with the Bruins. But I feel the Bruins got to some extent where they needed to know in some way: are we doing this or are we moving on? And today, I feel the knowledge was given out that he wouldn’t be signing an extension. And once that happened, the pendulum swung to the Golden Knights.
NHL Rumors: A Rasmus Andersson Trade May Be Drawing Nearer
You realize, Pat, you’re in Calgary. The Golden Knights tried to get him last yr across the draft. They really liked him. I feel he really liked the concept of probably playing for them. And Vegas was all the time ready, as I discussed, the last couple of days that they may, they were willing to do that and not using a guarantee of an extension, because they thought they may sign him.
And I feel once you have a look at the opposite teams that were potentially involved on this, and I feel Boston was, I feel Dallas was, I feel Toronto was, I’m assuming there have been some others that I’m not likely aware of.
But I feel once the extension, a part of it went away, I feel Vegas was in a very great place. I don’t know what the Stars ended up doing at the tip. I feel additionally they would have done it without the guarantee of an extension. But taking a look at this offer, I just, I don’t know that I saw Dallas beating it.”
Flames GM Craig Conroy on Flames Talk: “I used to be informed this morning that he wasn’t going to sign with any team, so any deals I used to be doing can be a rental … Some teams were open to the concept of bringing him in, letting him see what town was like after which make a choice. But in the long run, I felt like Vegas had the perfect offer on the table.”
NHL Rumors: Vegas Golden Knights Centers
“It’s his total right to say he’s not going to sign without delay. I respect that, and him and his agent were ok to let me know as a substitute of wasting time moving forward with teams perhaps pondering they may get him signed. We just desired to get the perfect possible return that we thought we could get.”
NHLRumors.com Note: From the start with the Boston Bruins, GM Don Sweeney had a history of getting an extension done with players he acquires who’re UFAs. As much because the Bruins wanted him, the extension was a must. Despite the Bruins being the clubhouse leader, the Vegas Golden Knights had the sting because they were willing to let him go without an extension, as GM Kelly McCrimmon knew he could sign him, as he did with Noah Hanifin.
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