Distraction? Flames say Andersson has been ‘bothersome’ in a good way

It’s become a sort of inside joke for the Calgary Flames , one that doesn’t require a whole lot of explanation to those who don’t have preferred parking privileges at the Saddledome. Article content

Rasmus Andersson was midway through a media interview earlier this week when his blue-line buddy MacKenzie Weegar strolled past and quipped, “There’s the distraction.” Article content Article content

From a team golf outing just before training camp, Weegar made a similar joke on social media.

It is, of course, a reference to Andersson’s uncertain future in Calgary, with his contract running out at the end of this season and the trade winds continuing to blow.

It was supposed to be the big question facing the Flames this fall — would there be an unsettled, awkward feeling around the r