Rasmus Andersson 28, RHD $4.25M AAV X 2 Years then UFA, or $2.125M @50% retained
2026 Oilers 1st round pick
2027 Oilers 1st round pick
Sam O'Reilly or Matthew Savoie, Calgary's choice
Derek Ryan, C, $900,000 AAV X1
Okay Oiler fans, don't freak. Edmonton is effectively giving up three 1sts but Rasmus is a legit top pairing RHD and it's our provincial rival. It would cost premium to get him. Rasmus is exactly what this team needs on the back end. Probably an overpay but if we want the cup it will take a futures heavy package like this to get it. Plus retention to make the cap work.
This gives the Oilers a two year window to go for it. No extension is pre-negotiated in this trade scenario. If they fail to get it done it wouldn't be for lack of trying.
Derek Ryan is there for cap purposes and as a former Calgary Flame they'd probably welcome him back in a limited role.
Calgary gets the Oilers best picks moving forward and can rub it in their faces when and if they pan out. The Oilers don't draft in the first round again until 2028. The Flames effectively choke the development pipeline of their rivals for a few years.
Edmonton had better get really good at drafting NHL level players in the later rounds really quick.