The Athletic’s NHL Trade Board shifts after Dylan Larkin trade request, leaving Blake Coleman as Calgary’s lone listed holdout

News of a reported trade request from Detroit Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin triggered an immediate recalibration of at least one prominent NHL trade tracker. In a roundup published by Yahoo Sports, The Athletic’s NHL Trade Board was updated to reflect Larkin’s new position, with insiders adjusting other teams’ targets based on how a high-profile deal would alter asking prices, roster needs, and possible landing spots across the league.

In that update, Larkin, a long-time Red Wings leader, was elevated to the No. 1 spot on The Athletic’s trade list after the report that he had requested to be traded. That change, Yahoo Sports reported, forced the trade board to “tweak” nearly everything else already circulating on the market, because a single captain-level name can compress timelines and raise the profile of nearly every prospective negotiation.

For the Calgary Flames, the bigger takeaway was not that Coleman suddenly became the centerpiece of the market, but that he remained. Yahoo Sports’ report described Blake Coleman as the only Flames player still on The Athletic’s trade board after the list was re-ordered around Larkin. In other words, among Calgary’s roster options discussed in the trade ecosystem, Coleman was the one name that did not get pushed out or replaced by the board’s re-ranking process.

The reason such boards look different from one day to the next is the same reason general managers and agents monitor them even when they are not official. If a player like Larkin becomes a central bargaining chip, the “market” has to account for new draft-pick math, cap-room considerations, and team-by-team positional needs. Yahoo Sports reported that with a new No. 1 established, most players already on the board slid down a spot, while some saw their perceived value rise or fall depending on where Larkin could plausibly land.

Coleman’s continued presence on the board is also notable because it suggests Calgary’s front office discussion, at least as reflected in media trade tracking, remains at least partially focused on reshaping the roster around specific role players rather than abandoning all previously discussed options. Coleman is typically valued for his two-way utility, and a continued listing can report that teams are still viewing him as an attainable piece to balance lineup depth or special teams structure. At the same time, no claim should be made that a trade is imminent just because a name remains on a media board.

Looking ahead, the practical question is whether Larkin’s reported request translates into concrete negotiations that expand beyond a single deal. If teams begin lining up offers or if the Red Wings’ preferred path clarifies, the next version of trade lists may become even more volatile. For Calgary, the key watch item is whether Coleman stays the only Flames name in the tracker as more league-wide roster movement occurs, or whether additional Calgary players re-enter the conversation once new contenders and suitors emerge.