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Report: The Flames have received plenty of calls about Rasmus Andersson since the Quinn Hughes trade
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Ryley Delaney
Dec 17, 2025, 08:00 ESTUpdated: Dec 17, 2025, 04:20 EST
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If the Calgary Flames choose to, they could be the biggest players ahead of Mar. 6’s trade deadline.
Last Friday was a busy day in the hockey world. Hours after the Edmonton Oilers acquired Tristan Jarry from the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Vancouver Canucks traded their captain, Quinn Hughes, to the Minnesota Wild.
Well, since that trade, the Flames have been getting plenty of calls on right-shot defenceman Rasmus Andersson according to The Athletic’s Pierre LeBrun on TSN’s Insider Trading. One team he noted was the Toronto Maple Leafs, who had interest in Andersson ahead of last season’s deadline and could be a team that’s able to re-sign Andersson when his contract expires at the end of the season.
Andersson will surely be one of the best defencemen on the market. Through 33 games this season, the 29-year-old Swede has seven goals and 22 points, and is on pace for a career-best 17 goals and 54 points.  Despite playing 48 fewer games than last season, Andersson is just four goals and nine points shy of matching his totals from 2024-25. His -38 was the third-worst in the league in 2024-25, but Andersson has a +3 through 33 games.
On top of that, Andersson’s contract makes him that much more valuable. Andersson signed a six-year deal on Jan. 20, 2020 worth $4.55 million annually. The contact has been incredibly beneficial to the Flames and should be easy to move, especially if the Flames retain half of it. That alone should get a significant package, but the value they can get back would be increased if they can figure out a sign-and-trade.
That said, getting a deal done with the Leafs is easier said than done. The Leafs’ interest in the right-shot defenceman has been known for a while, as Jay Rosehill noted on The Leafs Nation’s Morning Take that they were actively pursuing him. However, they may not have the assets to get it done, as they don’t have their 2026 or 2027 first round picks, and it’s hard to see them trading a player like Easton Cowan.
It’ll be interesting to see what the Flames do moving forward, as they’re just five points out of a playoff spot with the second-fewest points in the National Hockey League.
Ryley Delaney is a Nation Network writer for FlamesNation, Oilersnation, and Blue Jays Nation. She can be followed on Twitter @Ryley__Delaney.

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