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That never happened.

Not even close.

Fast-forwarding five years reveals a new boss, a different kid, a similar ordeal – and, the Flames dearly hope, a much more satisfying conclusion.

To recap: Brad Treliving, at the end of July’s development camp, passed on-the-record judgment on Rasmus Andersson’s shape.

“Ras and I are going to have a little chit-chat,” the Flames general manager told reporters. “They’re young guys, and we all have kids that sometimes you have to tell and tell again. But also, there are times to be pros and doing the right thing. With Ras, the one thing (is) you watch him out on the ice and he’s got such calmness with the puck. He moves it like a pro.

“But there is more to being a pro than just skating around on the ice.”

Andersson’s dimensions, according to the Flames, are six-foot-one and 215 pounds. And as quickly as the Treliving broached the topic that day, he softened the spiel.

“We’re not in any position right now where we have alarm bells ringing off,” he said. “But it’s time that, if in fact you want to be a pro this year, there are certain things and expectations … but I really am confident that he’ll show up in September looking the way he should look.”

Well, it is September.

Andersson, during informal sessions at WinSport, does look slimmer.

But because there is not a teenager in the world who would find this to be appealing territory, the Swede is rather tight-lipped.

He respects Treliving’s opinion, but he doesn’t feel fitness is an issue.