{"id":389127,"date":"2026-01-03T22:09:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T22:09:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/389127\/"},"modified":"2026-01-03T22:09:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T22:09:09","slug":"senators-believed-to-have-checked-in-on-rasmus-andersson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/389127\/","title":{"rendered":"Senators Believed To Have Checked In On Rasmus Andersson"},"content":{"rendered":"

While the Senators enter play today in last place in the Atlantic Division and second-last in the Eastern Conference, they\u2019re only three points out of a Wild Card spot and aren\u2019t thinking about selling just yet.\u00a0 To that end, league sources suggested to Postmedia\u2019s Bruce Garrioch<\/a> that Ottawa has circled back and inquired about Flames blueliner Rasmus Andersson<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The 29-year-old is in the final season of his contract and while Calgary hasn\u2019t ruled out the possibility of signing him to an extension themselves, the expectation is that he will likely be dealt before the trade deadline in March.<\/p>\n

Andersson is a top-pairing right-shot defender, the type of commodity that is always in short supply and very high demand.\u00a0 In 40 games this season, he has eight goals and 18 assists, putting him on pace for his second career 50-point campaign.\u00a0 Meanwhile, Andersson is also averaging a career-high 24:10 per game of playing time.<\/p>\n

With a $4.55MM cap charge, it\u2019s fair to say that Andersson has been quite the bargain for Calgary and it\u2019s a price tag that a lot of teams should be able to afford, including the Sens.\u00a0 However, given his role, production, and overall value, the Flames are well-positioned to command a significant return; a first-round pick and a top prospect could be a realistic ask at this point.\u00a0 If Calgary gave a team permission to discuss an extension beforehand, that price could go even higher.<\/p>\n

That potential price could be a challenge for Ottawa to meet.\u00a0 As things stand, they\u2019re set to forfeit their 2026 first-round pick as punishment for not declaring Evgenii Dadonov<\/a>\u2019s no-trade protection that eventually resulted in a vetoed trade back in 2022.\u00a0 While they can move future first-round picks as well, going multiple years without a top pick isn\u2019t ideal for a team that currently finds itself out of a playoff spot.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, it appears their top prospects aren\u2019t believed to be available.\u00a0 Garrioch reports that the Sens have zero interest in moving defensemen Carter Yakemchuk<\/a> and Logan Hensler<\/a>, their two most recent first-round selections.\u00a0 Yakemchuk is currently injured with AHL Belleville while Hensler just suited up at the World Juniors.<\/p>\n

With those top assets unavailable, it\u2019s hard to see Ottawa realistically getting involved in trade talks for Andersson.\u00a0 But they can be added to the list of teams keeping tabs on him, a group that includes (but is not limited to) Dallas, Los Angeles, Toronto, and Vegas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"While the Senators enter play today in last place in the Atlantic Division and second-last in the Eastern…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[26,1081,5,714,4,25,3327],"class_list":["post-389127","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-nhl","tag-calgary-flames","tag-carter-yakemchuk","tag-hockey","tag-logan-hensler","tag-nhl","tag-ottawa-senators","tag-rasmus-andersson"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nhl\/115833455615569228","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/389127","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=389127"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/389127\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=389127"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=389127"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=389127"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}