We’re just three days away from the 2026 NHL trade deadline, and the Calgary Flames are weighing their options.

We’ve heard all sorts of chatter over the past few weeks, dating back to even before the 2026 Winter Olympics, regarding several Flames players that could be on the move.

While we don’t think the Flames will move everybody that’s being rumoured, these are six players that we think are the most likely to be potentially moved by the 1 p.m. MT deadline on Friday, ranked by the potential return we think the Flames could get from each asset.

We’re basing the potential returns on recent trades involving similar players, plus how valuable these assets seem relative to “typical” comparable players. Your mileage may vary.

We’re putting Coleman first here for a few reasons:

The Flames have reportedly received more calls on Coleman than on any of their other players. He’s won two Stanley Cups. His cap hit is manageable for a contender, and even moreso if the Flames can be talked into salary retention. You can imagine Coleman being a plug-and-play winger on a lot of contending team’s lineups… and that is something that the Flames will not part with cheaply. Our price here assumes that the Flames retain salary.

We think Kadri, potentially, gets the Flames a little bit less than Coleman because he’s not quite as versatile and he comes with a little more acquisition risk than Coleman does.

Kadri’s a 35-year-old centre. He’s great. He’s under contract until he’s 38, though, and he has a $7 million cap hit. If Kadri’s deal was the same length as Coleman’s, their value would be pretty similar – Kadri may inch ahead of Coleman in that situation. But the added two seasons on Kadri’s bring along risk and bring his price-tag down slightly. As with Coleman, our price here assumes that the Flames retain salary.

Want a right shot defender that can play in defensive situations and kill penalties? Want one that’s under contract for two more seasons after this one at a really palatable $2.75 million cap hit? Oh, and he’s only 29 and has built a reputation from his time in Vegas as being an absolute gem of a person off the ice. He’s probably a second or third pairing guy on a deep team, but if he’s slotted in that sort of role you probably feel really nice about your team’s defensive depth.

Lomberg’s a fourth line player on most teams, and he might slide to the press box some nights on deeper teams. But he’s a ball of positive energy on the ice, a whirling dervish that can scrap and has an underrated offensive presence. He’s not a huge needle-mover, but he’s the type of player that could make a game-changing player or two during a long playoff run. Oh, and he’s got a Stanley Cup ring.

Hanley’s strength is his versatility. He’s the ultimate depth piece, someone that can play up and down the left side of a team’s blueline group and provide effective minutes. He’s probably best-suited to a third pairing and penalty-killing role, but he can move around in a pinch. For a team with designs on a long playoff run, he could be invaluable depth.

Finally, Pachal has been a frequent healthy scratch this season, but he’s been effective when he’s been in – his press box time has been more of a product of the team’s right-side depth than anything he’s done wrong. He’s inexpensive, play a simple, physical game, and can kill penalties. He’s not quite as versatile as Hanley, but he could be a solid depth add for a contender.

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