The Calgary Flames are in a position where their veteran players are looking more appealing to contending teams across the NHL than to the Flames themselves.
That includes the talented center Blake Coleman, who has been involved in plenty of trade rumors.
It sounds like Calgary has pretty much made up its mind: If the Flames get a good offer, they plan to trade Coleman, according to insider Elliotte Friedman.
Coleman has a 10-team no-move list, but that still leaves two-thirds of the league out there for Calgary to send Coleman to.
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Blake Coleman contract
Coleman’s contract doesn’t expire at the end of this season. It runs through the end of the 2026-27 season, and it has a $4.9 annual cap hit.
He originally signed it as a six-year deal for $29.4 million with the Flames in July 2021.
Blake Coleman stats
The 34-year old isn’t the player he once was, but he’s still a productive lefty in the middle of the ice.
This season, Coleman has played 44 games, scoring 13 goals and dishing out eight assists. He also has 110 hits.
Coleman has played 10 seasons in the NHL between the Devils, Lightning and Flames.
All told, he has 163 career goals and 148 assists in 668 games in the league. He also has 1,476 hits and 417 blocked shots.
This season, Coleman is averaging exactly 17 minutes of ice time per game.
He could be a middle-six center for a contender and add experience that includes two Stanley Cups won while playing with the Lightning.
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