There may be a new name, Detroit Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin, atop The Athletic's NHL Trade Board, but only one member of the Calgary Flames remains: Blake Coleman.
After news broke that Detroit Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin requested a trade, hockey insiders had to tweak their NHL Trade Boards, launching him to the top. Ultimately, with a new No. 1, most of the players already on the board slide down a spot, or saw their values increase and decrease based on potential landing spots for Larkin.
In The Athletic's latest NHL Trade Board (subscription required), released on June 8, 2026, Blake Coleman remains the only Calgary Flames skater to make the list, ranking 14th.
The 34-year-old Coleman is entering the final year of a six-year deal he signed back in 2021, with a cap hit of $4.9 million per season. As a two-time Stanley Cup champion with the Tampa Bay Lightning, Coleman is entering his sixth season with Calgary and is coming off a 20-goal, 35-point performance in 2025-26.
Interestingly, Coleman's best season has come with the Flames, when he tallied 30 goals and 54 points in 2023-24, to rank second in goals behind Yegor Sharangovich and third in points behind Nazem Kadri and Sharangovich.
Since taking over as General Manager, Craig Conroy hasn't been afraid to deal big names, including Rasmus Andersson, Noah Hanifin, Jacob Markstrom, Andrew Mangiapane, Elias Lindholm, Nikita Zadorov, and Tyler Toffoli, to name a few.
As the only player in the Flames dressing room with multiple Stanley Cup wins on his resume, Coleman brings invaluable experience, especially to the next generation of Calgary stars like Dustin Wolf, Zayne Parekh, Connor Zary, and Matt Coronato.
Already an alternate captain, any deal involving Coleman would give the Flames a decent return, whether it's prospects, draft picks, or a young player looking for a new opportunity.
The return for Coleman won't be anything like what the Red Wings could get for Larkin, or what the Vancouver Canucks got for Quinn Hughes. Still, if Conroy is moving out veterans and looking for young talent hungry for a future battling for the Stanley Cup in the new Scotia Place, then he'll pull the trigger on a deal at the 2026 NHL Draft, or at some point during the season.
Coleman's next goal will be his 100th in a Flames sweater. Since joining the club in 2021, his stat line reads 99 goals, 100 assists, and 199 points in 392 games with a plus-54 rating. Through 10 NHL seasons, Coleman has scored 170 goals with 155 assists and 325 points in 693 games. In 65 playoff games, he's bagged 12 goals and 31 points with a plus-17 rating.