Quoting: Shibbal18
So it should be 1 for 1?
In a vacuum, probably.
In reality, unlikely. Or at least they're two reasons why it wouldn't happen.
1) Pedigree and Name Power.
Between the two, Flower is just going to command more in any trade because of who he is and what he's done. Even if it's an even swap in terms of skill level right now.
2) The teams involved.
How each goalie would play for the other team has to be considered and if they are a good fit or not. Anderson may actually be a better fit for the Wild given his entire game is built on positioning. It's how we're built on defense. Which is a holdover from our days with Dubnyk and part of why Gustavsson is doing so well and Wallstedt is a godsend.
That said, Flower is still Flower, and his presence in the lockerroom can't just be ignored. Gustavsson has stated several times in interviews that what he's learned from Flower on a daily basis has gone a long way to his improving himself. Which only makes sense.
That isn't exactly easy to want to give up. You know.
The other part of it though is the defense. If they start to play bad again, I would simply trust Flower more than I would Anderson to get us through it. And I don't think Anderson would be as good as Fleury here if that happened.
There's some pros, and mostly cons to this idea.
In closing, I think something would have to be added in an actual trade on top of Anderson just because of who Flower is. But it definitely wouldn't be a 2nd rounder, that's for sure. Simply because the gap between them isn't that large in terms of play. Maybe a 5th?