Barn Burner: Boomer & Pinder with Rhett Warrener - The Market For Rasmus Andersson Is HEATING Up 🔥 w/TSN's Darren Dreger | BB Clips

Episode Date: January 16, 2026

Boomer, Pinder and Rhett are joined by TSN’s Darren Dreger as they dive into the latest on Rasmus Andersson and his future in the NHL. Which teams are seriously in on him, and where could he potentially sign an extension? The guys break down why Vegas, Dallas, Detroit and Boston all seem to be frontrunners, what each destination would mean for Andersson, and how this could impact the Calgary Flames moving forward.VIDEO LINK: https://youtu.be/BIodj382NtI#nhl #nhlshorts #nhlplayoffs #nhlpredictions #nhlhockey #nhlpicks #stanleycup #stanleycupfinal #calgaryflames #calgary 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.

Obviously, you want to get to all the speculation and what's percolating around Rasmus Anderson. That's pretty obvious. That's a hot topic, not just in your market in Calgary, but across the National Hockey League. And I mean, unless something is changing as we're having this conversation, there's nothing done yet. There is nothing done yet. But I can tell you that, you know, trade conversation around Rasmus Anderson most definitely intensified as yesterday. yesterday progressed. And, you know, I think that's why we're hearing and seeing some of what we're hearing

and seeing. And, you know, this isn't a simple trait for obvious reasons. He's an expiring contract. And so whatever the dance is, if they've narrowed down a team, and I'm going to be careful not to mention the team that I believe is probably most interested just because I'm not 100% locked in on it. But when you're on an expiring contract and you're a player of this significance,

I mean, isn't it pretty obvious the agent would have to be involved? And there would have to be conversations taking place as to what an extension looks like, potentially a sign and trade. What does that look like? And then you work out and maybe already have the parameters of what the return is

for the Calgary Flames. And you're okay with it. that if you're Craig Conroy, but a deal first has to be made between the new team and the player to make sure that all of those pieces fall in the place. And I'm not certain that that's what's gumming it up, but I do know with impeccable source as of last night that everything that was being speculated that this thing had legs of getting done in the very near future is legit, to a point, to a point. There were many who were maybe mildly surprised that he was played last night.

Exactly. I was going to say it sure. The vibes sure seem to be that, okay, he's playing. Well, it's maybe not, but it does feel like that's, again, we're tea leaves. You know more than we do. But it kind of has the vibes that the trade, the framework of a deal is more or less agreed upon in terms of players. It's now maybe is Rass was signing an extension. But look, Craig Garnre is not an idiot.

Let's give this man the benefit of the doubt and respect that he deserved. He's not putting a piece like that in the lineup if it's right there at the finish line. He's not doing that. I mean, what do you play? You almost played 27 minutes last night in flames. And not protecting them. They're playing them. I mean, you know, so when you're that close, historically, you know that they just hold players out.

Or, you know, I, I mean, I broke a signing last week. The, the James Reimer signing. while the Ottawa senators were getting clubbed over the head by the Colorado Avalanche. I mean, you know, deals and stuff happens while games are going on. And it's not unthinkable that if you're Conroyd and you get to that place with the new GM and the agent is on board where you hold that player out for the second, third period. I mean, we've seen that, not often, but we see that. So the fact that he played almost 27 minutes, now the clock is ticking.

We're lucky at tomorrow. Right? Okay. What's happening tomorrow? So from, again, Dean said it perfectly. We're reading tea leaves. You have actual really rock solid sources and talk to GMs. Just from what I've garnered in terms of like what we're hearing, whether it's rumor or real. Boston sounds like they've made a legitimate offer. We've heard whispers of Detroit. It's a perfect fit for Dallas. Can they make it work with the money on an extension? That seems to be the challenge there because Robertson's an RFA in the summer with one year away from you. Ottawa, apparently a bit of a dark horse here. They could use an upgrade on the

right side. Vegas is a fit. And Carolina never seems to be out of these things. Are we missing anyone before? How would you handicap that field? Yeah, I mean, I guess Leafs Nation would go, what about Toronto? And we know the history of Brad Trillow being trying to acquire this player. But when, again, when this thing was kind of growing legs yesterday, I checked in my Leafs sources and they didn't seem to have any idea that anything was, was elevating specific to Rasmus. So that tells us that they're probably not in the Bix. Now, that was yesterday, right?

Yeah. And it's relatively quiet right now, but it could also be the calm before the storm. So, you know, Tree likes to gum things up. That's part of his, of his swagger as a general manager in the National hockey league. So maybe he jumped back in the freight. I don't know. And I I've heard

Pender, basically what you said, I've heard the same thing with all those clubs. I have. And no one this morning from the majority of those teams is denying their involvement or their level of interest.

I guess historically I want to drill down and focus on the Vegas golden nights and and not because this is inside information and i'm i'm i'm i'm kind of covering my tracks no that's that's not what i'm saying the reason why i would put them at the head of the field is because look at the deals that this guy makes telling mccreman look at the deals and he has the history you know with noah hanofun and go down the list of tomash hurdle last year right the hurdle thing came out of nowhere well they also have the benefit of being in vegas great

city, great fans and great taxes. So when you talk about extension, yeah, doesn't have a first round pick in 26, does have a first round pick in 27, 28. Yeah. You know, other pieces that could be attractive in Calgary, of course. I would never, I would never. And until someone from the Vegas Golden Knights that I trust says, no, it's not us, then I'm going to keep keeping an eye on the Vegas Golden Knights just because history tells me that you have to do. that. You know, they're in a business collecting good players and Rasmus Anderson definitely

qualifies as that. If you need to take a little social media time out or Texas GMs and break this trade on our show we're fine with that direction. Just let us know we'll give you two. Well, we're just got a text here. We'll play some music or Rhett's a juggler. He'll do

some party tricks. He gets in Christmas carols any month. He's really good at that. Yeah. I'll say this. We were just kind of talking about it. saw, I kind of looked down and I saw you're in the, in the room there. But if, if this deal goes down and Rasmus, in fact, has played his last game, it has shaped up as well as you could have hoped for Craig Conroy in the flames. Rasmus Anderson said at the start of the year, this is not going to be a distraction. And you said it, it's a contract year.

So he's going to play well. But the guy is, from what we could tell, healthy has had one of his finest seasons. We talked about it. Minus 38 last year. He's now a plus one player. He's playing 23, 24 a night. his goals he's had the fight the other night he's going to have a career year in goals and probably points i guess that'll depend if and where he goes but he has delivered on the in the best

possible way for the flames yeah i agree with that and did you guys ever buy that as his thing continued to drift forward that uh the notion that he would extend in calgary was real or legit i mean i i would say very very a non-zero chance but i just thought it didn't match what they're trying to do and the market was going to be so robust. I just, if they were in a better position in the standings. Yeah, that would change is everything. Yeah.

Yeah. So I would tend to agree with that assessment, although somebody I trust, who is close to it, told me yesterday that it still wasn't, you know, it wasn't a dead issue, that there was some plausibility.

Oh, it happening, right? That's the track record here. Yeah. Yeah. But that was early in the day And then as the day evolved, you know,

the trade talks intensified and got to the place where it feels like we, we still are today. I was comfortable and I said it on air at TSN last night that there wasn't a deal that was going to happen last night. You know, can I say that as firmly today? No, I can't say that. I can't say that.

And then mostly because, again, they've got another game coming. There's another game looming as early. as tomorrow. But, you know, according to our sources, there's, there's still a lot of work that's being done, you know, around the entirety of what make this trade happen. So the rumor to ask is a first and a ready to play prospect, like someone that's just emerging as an NHL. Or is that check out with what you're hearing? Yeah, it does. Yeah, it does. And I can't remember where I read it, but I thought somebody, did somebody tweet the specifics of what they believe the Boston offer was?

Yeah, I saw Jimmy Murphy in Boston saying Lurai in a first, and I'd heard some whispers about Lurai as well. He's a big left shot D. They don't have a lot of left shot D. Like it's ball and then young guys in Hanley, and they're stacked on the right. Rangelis is going to be gone, but you still got obviously Uighur and Bristevich and Porek and Pahal and Mews is a couple years away at Penn State. Like they got lots of righties coming. Yeah, and look, I happen to be a fan of Lurai, but it's pretty evident that Marco Sturm doesn't see him as the player

maybe I think he could be or might be with a little bit of time. So as soon as I saw it, and I appreciate you acknowledging Jimmy, because I couldn't recall who actually posted it, but I read it, I went, okay, that makes some sense. And then if it were to happen that way, it would be a great opportunity for Lurai. it would be because I do think that he's he's a better player he's just jammed up in boston right um but if it were that simple and that was a deal that kregg conroy could live with it feels like he would be done by now unless you've got don sueney grinding with clod lemieux

and they just they can't get to that that happy place but i mean it feels like that's the latest fellows i wish i had more to give you on that just at a personal interest because we kind of talked about Rasmus the whole time and then you start getting into more details of it. And then last night, Tucker signs in L.A. I'm like, is that what happens with, you know, with tree calling it? Oh, wait a minute. I was just going to say to say it. It has some similarities where it's like, hey, Codroy's going down a path and he throws out that last day.

Yeah, you've got these GMs that think they're shrewd and they're like, oh, you know, I say. And then, oh, hey, I did. So are you going to trade that? So I hear it's close. Well, I mean, you got to give us a call. we've maybe we're in. Where's our best out? Okay, you're just

solidifying my argument as to why I'm just keeping my powder dry here wondering about Vegas. Because that's exactly what McCriman and the Vegas Golden Knights do. They let all the noise build around and they let social media do its thing and you build

up hype in Boston and you build up hype and ooh maybe it's Ottawa. Oh geez, maybe trees swoops back in. And then you know, the big swing and you know what comes in from from la it goes okay we've let you guys piss around and muck around on on tucker we're coming in with 60 large times four who's who's top in that 60 schmill that's where we're giving you is that good will that work for you okay with that deal oh you want

short term here short term boom more money well and it's also so windows after what year two like that deal is just bonkers yeah and j's fans i can't wait to see ownership of the blue jays come out oh we were in it we were in it right till the end yeah sure you were