I think everyone’s kind of wondering where this is going to go. Here’s what we can tell you. One phone call can change everything, that’s the caveat, but nothing is expected tonight with Rasmus Andersson.

The Flames have called around to a bunch of teams that were interested or other teams that maybe they hadn’t heard as much from yet, I heard today, and they said ‘we want to decide if we’re going to proceed with this, so we want everybody’s most serious offer.’ So that is happening.

The team that appears to be in the driver’s seat, though nothing is done until it’s done, is Boston. Boston is very serious about its offer. And nobody is confirming or denying this, but I believe they are the only team that has been given permission to talk to Andersson, and I do believe they’ve done some pretty significant extension talks. Although again, nothing is done before it’s done. Both things have to work out. The Bruins are not believe to be interested in this without an extension.

Vegas is there. It’s not believed that their offer is as strong as Boston’s, that’s for now, that can always change. But the thing that Vegas has is that they like Andersson and he likes them. I don’t think Vegas is worried at all that if they could trade fro him or he got to the summer, he would have a great chance to get him. But for now, their offer is not seen, from what I’m hearing, as strong.

I think Dallas has been around there. I think Toronto’s been around there. And I’m always worried after what happened with Quinn Hughes going to Minnesota, that there’s teams out there that I’m not seeing. But right now, from what I can tell, and I think this is true, Boston’s the only team that has permission to talk to him.