It was natural that we would hear a bit more about Calgary Flames blueliner Rasmus Andersson, one way or the other, in the run-up to the 2025 NHL Draft.

The 28-year-old Andersson is entering the final year of his current contract, carrying a $4.55 million cap hit. A potential unrestricted free agent in the 2026 off-season, Andersson is a player whose performance over the past few seasons dictates that he’s likely in line for a pretty substantial raise on his next deal.

At the end of the regular season, Andersson went to play with Sweden at the IIHF World Championship and the thought at that point was that he and the Flames would exchange contract expectations when the tournament concluded.

When he spoke to Ryan Pinder and Dean “Boomer” Molberg on Barn Burner last week, Flames general manager Craig Conroy indicated that numbers had been exchanged.

On Friday afternoon, Daily Faceoff’s Frank Seravalli shared on social media that Andersson and the Flames weren’t on the same page – in other words, the numbers they changed likely weren’t all that close to one another.

In Friday night’s edition of 32 Thoughts, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman added a bit of additional information on Andersson’s status with the Flames.

Andersson was drafted by the Flames in 2015 and he’s been a regular on their blueline since 2018-19. While he had a bit of a tough season in 2024-25, posting a minus-38 on the year (though that was also a product of the Flames’ offensive challenges), Andersson is a really versatile player that can provide value in pretty much every game situation.

Andersson’s deal carries a six-team no-trade list, so while he has a bit of control over where he ends up, the potential market for a minute-munching right shot defender whose cap hit could be as low as $2.275 million (if the Flames retain half of his cap hit) could be quite big. Between Seravalli and Friedman’s reporting on the situation, we suspect that the Flames have a price in mind for Andersson and are willing to be patient until someone meets that price.

We’ll have more on Andersson’s future with the Flames as the story unfolds.

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