October 30, 2025 | 5:48pm ET
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IS COLEMAN A PRIME TRADE CANDIDATE FOR FLAMES?

Blake Coleman, forward

With all the trade chatter in Calgary surrounding Nazem Kadri these days, another veteran Flames forward may generate even more attention as the season progresses.

In Wednesday’s episode of “DFO Rundown Insider Edition” with Irfaan Gaffar and David Pagnotta, Pagnotta reported that Coleman is on the radars of a few teams and may be a prime target later in the season.

Coleman, who turns 34 on Nov. 28, is in the fifth season of a six-year, $29.4 million contract and owns a 10-team trade list as part of his deal.

“Another year on his contract, very palatable cap hit for what he produces, has a ring... This is going to be a guy that I think a lot of contenders are going to look at to target,” Pagnotta said. “Now he has some no trade protection, he’s got a list of teams that he’s willing to go to. I do anticipate this conversation picking up for teams, assuming, again, Calgary doesn’t right the ship – which looks like it’s gonna be pretty tough to do – but if they’re still kind of in the bottom part of the Western Conference, I do anticipate a lot of contending teams reaching out and saying, alright, A) are we on his list? Is it worth having this discussion? If we’re not, then can you just nudge him to see if he’ll change his mind? And then, B) for those teams that he’s willing to go to, what’s the price? How do we get there?”

The Pittsburgh native won back-to-back Stanley Cups with the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2020 and 2021 before signing with the Flames as a free agent.

With Kadri and defenceman Rasmus Andesson at the forefront of trade rumours, Coleman is a player who is likely to draw more attention closer to the trade deadline, as Pagnotta reported.

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“And this isn’t to say (the Flames) don’t value him, just from an overall perspective I think there’s more of an appetite to move Blake Coleman than there would be Nazem Kadri,” Pagnotta explained. “The price tag for these guys is gonna be high. Everyone knows the capabilities. Everyone knows what he did when he got to Tampa and they won and how instrumental he was to their runs.”

In 11 games with the Flames so far this season, Coleman has tallied five goals and one assist.