Rasmus Andersson speaks out against reports that he has demanded a trade

There's been plenty of chatter surrounding Calgary Flames defenseman Rasmus Andersson this offseason and the chatter is unlikely to die down as we draw closer to the season.

In fact, with Andersson entering the final year of his contract in 2025-26, Flames fans will likely be hearing rumors concerning the Swedish blueliner all season long... at least until he's finally dealt.

Here's the thing though... according to a report from TSN insider Darren Dreger, the Flames have already received a ton of offers on Andersson but GM Craig Conroy has been unwilling to budge. Dreger even reports that the Los Angeles Kings made an offer for Andersson that would "blow your socks off."

From Dreger:

Interesting...

With the Kings signing both Cody Ceci and Brian Dumoulin to contracts on July 1st though, you have to imagine that Andersson is out of Kings GM Ken Holland's plans. I'd absolutely LOVE to see what the offer was though, as the Flames could benefit from some of the Kings' draft capital.

In the meantime, Andersson himself cleared the air surrouding his apparent "trade request" that the media have reported. In a Swedish-language interview with Expressen, Andersson denied making any trade demands and has not provided the team with a six team trade list, as is specified in his contract.

"I have not given Calgary a team"; "I haven't actually spoken to Calgary since they made the request, which was a month and a half ago."

There have been reports that Andersson is trying to set up a deal that will send him to the Vegas Golden Knights, but his own words seem to refute that rumor.

Whatever the case, we're bound to have plenty of speculation surrounding Andersson until he's either traded or he re-signs with the Flames. Stay tuned.