Trade talks are heating up around Calgary Flames defenceman Rasmus Andersson, TSN Hockey Insider Pierre LeBrun reports.<\/p>\n
The 29-year-old has 10 goals and 29 points in 47 games this season while averaging a team-high 24:12 of ice time. He logged 26:55 in what could be his final game with the Flames, a 3-1 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday.<\/p>\n
Signed at an expiring cap hit of $4.55 million, Andersson was listed at No. 2 on TSN\u2019s first Trade Bait board of 2026<\/a> on Thursday.<\/p>\n A trade would end months of speculation around Andersson\u2019s future dating back to last summer as the veteran blueliner approaches unrestricted free agency in July. The Flames came close to a deal with the Vegas Golden Knights in the off-season, but ultimately it never materialized. <\/p>\n \u201cYeah, he\u2019s getting traded. It\u2019s obvious,\u201d team captain Mikael Backlund told The Athletic\u2019s Michael Russo<\/a> of Andersson prior to the season. \u201cBut the team wants value. He wants a big contract. So he wants to play well. The team needs him to play well. So, just go out and play. I talked to him, too, and he doesn\u2019t want to be a distraction. So it\u2019s all good. It\u2019s too bad it\u2019s come to this. I don\u2019t think that they\u2019re close to getting an agreement or anything, but you never know. Things could change. We\u2019ll see.\u201d<\/p>\n As others have noted, things have heated up on the Rasmus Andersson trade front. He wasn\u2019t held out of the lineup last night, but sense is talks have intensified.
Let\u2019s see where it goes over the next 24-48 hours as to whether it gets done or not.<\/p>\n