Barn Burner: Boomer & Pinder with Rhett Warrener - Rasmus Andersson Trade Rumors Are HEATING Up 🔥 | BB Clips

Episode Date: January 12, 2026

Boomer, Pinder and Rhett dive into the rumors linking Rasmus Andersson to the Detroit Red Wings, including a potential deal that could see Nate Danielson and a first-round pick heading to Calgary. With Detroit missing out on Quinn Hughes, attention appears to be shifting toward another top blueliner, and NHL insider Elliotte Friedman says the “noise is there” surrounding Andersson. The guys break down what this trade could look like, whether it makes sense for both sides, and what it would mean for the Flames’ future.VIDEO LINK: https://youtu.be/NKtOltSmRrw#nhl #nhlshorts #nhlplayoffs #nhlpredictions #nhlhockey #nhlpicks #stanleycup #stanleycupfinal #calgaryflames #detroitredwings #detroit CHECK OUT OUR STUFF ⬇️BARN BURNER MERCHhttps://nationgear.ca/collections/shirts/FlamesnationBARN BURNER SHORTS https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLj_bcGtvvo-cW2DHEDZ6dEO5ePDmlhZc9&si=jo8iNGxT4ImhS2Y8📲 Follow us:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fnbarnburner/X (Twitter): https://x.com/barnburnerfn?lang=en🎧 Listen on:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/be/podcast/barn-burner-boomer-pinder-with-rhett-warrener/id1648562889Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Mc6Qd5U22R2zbMlQ7RxIiProducer: Jack Haverstock Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The online, the rumor mill, you know what it was, right? He was chugging away. It's churning? Yeah. Lots of chatter about Rasmus Anderson over the weekend. Yeah, a lot of trade chatter. The latest and greatest. With good reason, maybe, the Detroit Red Wings linked as a team that could be interested in Rasmus Anderson.

The Red Wings have had a heck of a season. They're a heck of a team. talked about it because it was last year it was while you were away Ryan I think you're talking about Tom McClellan from Boxing Day to Boxing Day like only Colorado and Tampa had a better record than the Red Wings Wow

that cold-hearted Stevie Eisenman The Eiser plan is working boys fired the coach The old guy in boxing day What is stocking the pink slip? Yeah right in there That's cool See ya So what do you want from

what you want a player and a pick and the suggestion is that the red wings may be offering a first round pick and a 21 year old Nate Danielson you grimace well I remember the draft Danielson does not have a high ceiling but I think he's going to be a really good third line center

and they don't have centers punch me in the face right and so you don't dream on that but you also get a first and they've done well with their later first. You know, Colin Potter's having a great year at ASU. You like what Matt Big Gridden's done at just the age of 19 already. I don't mind it.

But if you're, if you're, if anyone's saying, oh, Danielson's going to come in and center the top line, that ain't who he is. No. And when they made the pick of the time, it was odd because they didn't chase ceiling. They went for a really safe floor. He went like 12th or something. He went ninth.

Okay, there you go. Um, six to ninth overall in 2023. He's from Red Deere, played his kid hockey up there, played junior and Brandon. It's his rookie year. Two goals, seven points, and 28 games was just set back down. He started the year in Grand Rapids, came up, and I think he's played a pair now back in the American League. Last year, first full season in the A, that's just a wee babe.

Yeah. 39 points and 71 games. So yeah, he's a centerman. And I think what you're saying there seems to jive with anything that I've, again, not going to pretend I'm an expert on the guy. But he's got some size. he's probably a third line center. Like you're Ethan Morrow. I don't know.

Squint a little more. I mean, yeah. I mean, I think Ethan Morrow was a first router. Who's the, how do you friggin' know? And I guess it's because I see you grimace. I don't mind that offer. And and it is one of those things.

I don't think you're getting Jack Eichol for Rask. No, gosh, no, no, no. Like you're going, it's not he's, Rasmus is not a perfect player. He's not a Norris trophy winner. No. So he's a very good defenseman. He's not to lead to.

You're not going to get probably. You're not going to get a star. A top line star talent. And that's not their ask. Their ask is a first plus probably a developing young player that they think can maybe outreach what other people's limitations on there. If you look at what Connie's deals have been, they've done a lot of that.

They've taken futures and a younger player that they think, okay, we think there's more here. and with Sharon Govich, there kind of has and hasn't been, like he scored 30 in the league. That's crazy. Ball was, what, a five in New Jersey? He's clearly been better than, I think, what consensus would have been around him at the time.

So to see them trying to add, like a Danielson type, or if it's Boston, a Lurai type, like you want guys before they're established NHLers. Like, can we get this guy thrown in and there's more there? You've mentioned LORI numerous times. Yeah, I think there's an offer on the table from Boston. That's a first in LORI, and that would be similar to the Detroit offer of a first.

include an extension, do you think? I think all these teams will want to extend Rasmus, but I don't think Craig's going to let them negotiate with the agent until he gets the exact package where he says, okay, because when he didn't do that with Hannafin, it kind of burnt them. The only reason I ask with that one is if Boston was going to do

a pick and Lurie for Anderson, and then Anderson leaves it. Well, so maybe that offer isn't enough for Craig, and if they add a second or a third or whatever. I'm just saying for Boston, you can trade away Lurie, who's a young defenseman, And then in four months, you're without both of them. Right.

So my point is, if the deal gets to a spot where Connie's happy, I think at that point, he says, okay, now Bruins, you can talk to Raspis's agent about an extension. And if you agree on that, the deal's done. What they did in the opposite order was Hannafin, where Hannafin's agent said, let me look around. I'll find us an extension. Then we can trade him. And it was like Tampa and Vegas.

And then their hands were tied and they didn't get the deal they wanted. I mean, you got an unprotected first, but you had to wait three years for it. You got a 15-year-old for Hannafin. right like what are we doing here brilliant not brilliant but i think he learned that letting the agent hold you know the steering wheels not in the best interest for the flames don't let them talk extension until you get a package where you're like that's enough that is that is the ask we need to pull the trigger yeah i sounds like good business well yeah i i just again i that one i have a harder time seeing as to why it works on the other side it's

less about Calgary. It's more about Boston. Well, they're not rebuilding. Trading a D for a D. How bad is Lul Rye? I just don't know. I don't know if Lurai is good, but how much better are they? Because there again, you're deleting one and putting the other guy in on a shift by shift, night by night.

Lurice plan third pair. Like Anderson's much better player right now. Okay. And Lurie has been a high pick. I guess a second rounder, big body skates well. But you wonder about the IQ? Like he might end up being a guy. that runs a power plane in Europe.

Like, I think he's an NHLer, but I don't see anything at the age of what, 23, 24 where you're like, he's top pair guy. No, he would have been it already. He's not showing enough yet for me to believe that's happening. It's babysidd or off for me, but maybe a little less grit. So how do you feel if that becomes a flame? Well, it's a project and they've been taking them on. Like Ball was a project.

You know, Sharon Govic was a project. I like getting firsts. Their first is going to be hired in Detroit. Should be. Yeah, unless Boston goes on a big run. But it does match up with the Bruins sort of their actions of late. Like you could have looked at the Bruins a summer two ago and said, they got to rebuild this thing.

They haven't. They spent big money in Zadoro, bid money on Lindholm. They continue to like chase guys to help now rather than go hard on futures. And that's what Rasmus would be. Your top four would be McAvoy, Lindholm, Rasmus. And there's one other D that I'm trying to remember. that I think's a good top four. Like, that's a pretty decent top four for it.

Well, they just signed Aspero. No, not him. He was a bloody Wrangler for three. Problem there, too, is Hampas Lindholm is getting up there and over. He's over 30. Rasp is over 30. McAvoy's heading towards 30. Anyway, I see Jacks called up the,

the Danielson. Now, again, this is, we're a YouTube show. We're shooting the shit. This is an online rumor that, not to say that it doesn't, is not confirming, this is not confirming nor denying this is the thing. But this is. This is what we do. It's conversation. So what is Nate Danielson, as mentioned. He played his junior there. You see it in Brandon. Grew up in Red Deer. Has some time in the NHL. He's a rookie. He's 21. But he's a center. And we've talked till we're blue in the face about the need for centers. What about Detroit? They had five players at this year's world juniors. They've been picking high for a long time. they can certainly, I would think,

be comfortable shedding a young prospect. Yeah, I don't know that, like if this was the deal Connie wanted, it's probably done. Or the team is talking with the agent about an extension. I don't mind Danielson. Absolutely, he's going to be an NHL. There's just not a lot of ceiling there.

And look, you need third line centers. Every cup winning team has a great third line center. And if you have him and Reschney, now you're starting to get a few centers that are actually going to be alive and in the NHL in three years. Everyone else is gone. It's interesting because we talk about how soft players are. Careful, you can't ask him if he's going to wave or whatever.

But it is, I do wonder about the tact that you'd have to take if you're Conroy, because these teams are going to, I would think, want to try and sign Anderson to a extension. Maybe not. Maybe they just want them for a run and that's it. I doubt that. But I wonder if they would, well, we'd like an extension to be in place

if we're giving up a first and a young player. So if you have three or four offers, two or three, are you going to Rasmus every couple? Hey, you got a sec? Well, why? Not till you have that threshold of a deal you like that. So that was, so Boston?

No, it's Detroit. Oh, it's Detroit today. Okay, well. But why does Raspus have to be involved? He's got an agent. Either way. Yeah, no, but that's the agent's job. They don't know F all most of the time.

So yeah. Okay. I wouldn't. And I understand your question, but yeah, I would not bother Rasmus with it. Plus, the agent should know what Rasmus wants in a deal. And they. So should the flames. It shouldn't be a big swing from, oh, Boston or Detroit, right?

I want 10. Oh, okay. No, it's, it's, will you sign there? Is that, that's what I mean. It's less about the dough. It's, is this a team that you will sign a seven or eight or eight. The agent will know the, I think he's what, 16, 6. Right?

Like, we're not, these guys aren't walking through the world. This is with just. I'm on the trade block. What? Oh, right? Like they, but I think that's the key for me is that that's why Connie has to say, look, we got two legitimate offers. We're going to move this guy before the Olympics.

Get your best offers in. And I still think Dallas is the biggest player here. Go look at their depth chart on the blue line. They are awesome on the left. They are dog shit on the right. It's a window to win a cup. They just got Sagan's money to spend maybe all of it, at least half because of the injury and the nature of it and how much money he makes.

Dallas, maybe you get two first set of Dallas because they're going to be picking later. They're like, let's do it. You take pick 27 to 32 the next two years, we're fine. If he'll resign, they're not doing that just as a rental. Right. And again, that's the whole premise is that you get to a spot. I think he's resigning wherever he goes, my opinion.

I don't think it's. I would agree. I don't think that... If he's not resigning, I think the flames resign him. Do you know what I mean? Like, I don't know that they can trade him and get the value back. That's worthwhile? Yes.

I kind of agree with that, but I also think that signing Rasmus to not lose the asset, to have him declining when this team is good might not be savvy long time. Yeah, but how it's not a zero, like, I understand what you're saying, but he's still going to give you minutes and play in your team and be a good player. he works his ass off. And I know what you're saying. In the world, like, Codrick couldn't be treated.

Well, maybe he can be traded. Yep. Like I fall on both sides of that because I agree with you. You can't let him go. At least you keep, he's a guy that can still play. You love how there's value. He's 100 and can't play anymore.

He's in his prime. I think back, remember a deal like Funnuff when he was with the Leafs or whatever it was. Yeah. It's like, well, we need to keep them. seven times seven or whatever it was and it was oh well he's over 30 and has some hard miles on him and is a physical decline and now he's in our third pair and he's our captain and it's awkward and they had to get him out i think the the most likely scenario is that the trade that the flames

make does come with an extension yeah and that the flames will get what they want rassels will get the money he wants and the team trading for him gets what they want which is the player long term not for one, you know, three-month segment. You look at what the Canucks gave up for Lindholm. Like it was two and a half months of pretty mediocre Elias Lindholm. And it's, because Netsov, Pristevich, first that turns into Gridden and two other minor parts of picking a C prospect. But it's like, God, that's expensive.

He really didn't do a lot. It was two and a half months of nothing. I think all these teams are going to want to extend them. I don't really see a situation where a team's like, we love Ms. O'Reyl, but we don't want to sign on long term. Like, if you love Ms. O'Rey, you're in a window to win and you want to keep this guy for more than one year. Is there any, and we'll move on, but is there part of you,

because I'm the negative Nelly, is there any part of you that is maybe bracing yourself for an underwhelming return? No, I think the offer. Daniel said in the first to me is underwhelming. We were, at times this year, I don't know that kid at all. I'm glad that he's from Alberta, but then his drunk buddies will be in the stands and then he'll be just put that.

But he's a ninth overall. pick from a couple years ago. And I'm going off of what you're saying, and I just feel like, again, I, yes, maybe he can play. I want difference makers. It's not going to use your trading.

You're getting a first. Like, we wondered if we could get a first room in the fall. Now it's a first plus a guy that could play 10 years, third line center. Yeah, for the deal,

yeah. But I know what you're saying. Like, all of a sudden, a first plus a 21 year old that's a point per game in the A this year isn't good enough? Like, we're really moving the gold points.

So fine. I'm an idiot. No, no, not saying they're an idiot. We're discussing. So there was concern, would we get a first, if the Flam's your trail arounds, would they get a first? Now we're hearing that it's a first plus a good young player. I don't know if we had a one.

If you're not going to get a first, you just sign us. Like, that's what I'm saying is that if we were at that point where we didn't think we could get a first for Anderson, then you sign him. Yeah. But I also go back to kind of what you were saying, do the flames overvalue their guys? are we guilty of overvaluing?

And I feel like when a first and Danielson, whatever he is, it's a first and Daniels, I don't, I'd be fine, but the rest of the league is to, I thought Anderson was like number one on the trade board. Yeah, that's, and that's all you're getting? But he's still Rasmus Anderson.

Well, and who would have moved last year for more than that at the deadline? I'm trying to remember. Like a first plus, a guy that went ninth two years ago, that's a pretty good whole. Not a lot of guys fetch that. I don't know. Your tone almost sounds different than when it first came up. Well, I mean, I just think Danielson is going to be a good NHLer,

but it's just not a star. And that's okay. The first rounder might end up being a star for you. The first round, even if you get two really good pieces for a decade, that's great. You have to move off this asset. He does not fit your window to win.

Yeah, that's kind of where I've, you're not trading eggy. It's not Quinn Hughes. You got a second for TANF, right? Like this is way more than that. Both rentals in theory. Or able to be extended wherever they go. Anderson's a better player than TANF.

He was pretty good that year. Different players for sure. Like TANF for a second. This is way more than that. This is what it will be though. Because as we get closer to it, you're going to hear this and that maybe. And then it's the temperature.

check after the after the trade because I know when we did it after the tanev trade it was like okay grishnikov it's not uh gonna play said that day one's not who it's not stank open is it's not a first it's a second okay well it's not maverick pork it's not mavick for it's a guy that's on their third pair in the a still then the vegas deal with had of it okay so that's this miramana as you said it's miramanov well it's a forward za d or forward yes okay um that's not That's probably a great sign. And I do. And a first in, like you say, and the guy they'll draft is 15 right now.

Right. Yeah. Because they eventually traded their first that summer for Tomash Hurtle. But I think what happens here when we see a pick in a player, everyone focuses on the player. The real currency is the first, especially when you talk about those prior deals. Like Danielson, it would be much better than any other young guy that had thrown in a deal. in terms of the pedigree at this point. But yeah, it's just not a lot of offensive ceiling.

It doesn't mean he's not a great player. Like if you had Backland again, shit, that's a really valuable asset. It's not sexy, but it's helpful.