With only a year left on his contract, Calgary Flames defenseman Rasmus Andersson has been linked to the Winnipeg Jets in a potential trade by a Calgary analyst. The Calgary Flames once again missed the Stanley Cup Playoffs in 2024-25, meaning that they've now failed to qualify for the last 3 years in a row. Their most recent postseason series win to date was in 2022 over the Dallas Stars after the beloved late Johnny Gaudreau's dramatic Game 7 overtime GWG. Defenseman Rasmus Andersson is set to enter the final year of his contract that pays him an AAV (average annual value) of $4.55 million. His <a href='https://www.hockeylatest.com/nhl-team/edmonton-oilers/calgary-flames-star-rasmus-andersson-linked-to-biggest-rival' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>future with the Flames has come under doubt</a>, especially after the Flames traded defensemen Chris Tanev, Noah Hanifin, and Nikita Zadorov. Andersson has been linked to the Winnipeg Jets by analyst Ryan Pike of Flames Nation, who says that the potential addition of Andersson would round out their defensive units. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/FlamesNation/status/1931427212311310355'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> The Jets have Neal Pionk and Dylan DeMelo on their right side, with Luke Schenn and Colin Miller pending free agents. Adding Andersson would really help round out their defensive group. Andersson is able to play in all situations and has an offensive flair to his game, routinely capable of putting up 40-50 points. He also has a 6-team no-trade list. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/BR_OpenIce/status/1883338151323922891'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> The Flames have shown zero hesitancy to trade assets in the days and weeks leading up to the NHL Entry Draft in recent years, dealing away the likes of Jacob Markstrom, Andrew Mangiapane, and Tyler Toffoli. Andersson, who is also eligible to ink a contract extension with the Flames starting on July 1, was taken with the 53rd overall pick by Calgary in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft and has played his entire career with the franchise. He has 231 points (47G, 184A) in 536 career games. As the NHL Draft approaches, it will be fun to see if chatter picks up surrounding trades involving the Calgary Flames and Winnipeg Jets.