Barn Burner: Boomer & Pinder with Rhett Warrener - Blake Coleman’s Comments Raise MAJOR Questions About His Future 🔥 | BB Clips

Episode Date: February 24, 2026

Boomer, Pinder, and Rhett discuss Blake Coleman’s future with the Calgary Flames after his honest and revealing comments to the media about the uncertainty surrounding his situation. With trade speculation continuing and Coleman acknowledging the realities of his stage in life with family and kids, the guys break down what his comments could mean, whether his time in Calgary may be coming to an end, and what his value could be to contenders looking for a proven playoff performer and veteran leader.Youtube Link: https://youtu.be/s0mdqtiBkGQ#nhl #nhlshorts #nhlplayoffs #nhlpredictions #nhlhockey #nhlpicks #stanleycup #stanleycupfinal #calgaryflames #calgary CHECK OUT OUR STUFF ⬇️BARN BURNER MERCHhttps://nationgear.ca/collections/shirts/FlamesnationBARN BURNER SHORTS https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLj_bcGtvvo-cW2DHEDZ6dEO5ePDmlhZc9&si=jo8iNGxT4ImhS2Y8📲 Follow us:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fnbarnburner/X (Twitter): https://x.com/barnburnerfn?lang=en🎧 Listen on:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/be/podcast/barn-burner-boomer-pinder-with-rhett-warrener/id1648562889Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Mc6Qd5U22R2zbMlQ7RxIiProducer: Jack Haverstock Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Speaking of Coleman, he was, obviously, injured prior to the break, had gotten some limited skating wearing the yellow non-contact jersey. Since the team has reconvened, he's been skating and is back in the ice. This was Coleman after practice, I believe it was yesterday, just kind of asked about, so your name's kind of in the rumor mill? I don't know if you're aware of that. his thoughts. If I said I wasn't aware of everything and not keeping up with it,

because there's a lot of moving pieces at this stage of life with family and kids, and it's not just me anymore. So, yeah, but it's been good. You know, the dialogue's been open and pretty clear. And, you know, I've always looked at it the same from day one as I'm a flame until I'm told I'm not. And I'm going to bring my best every day here. continue to do what I do and I enjoy coming to the rink here every day still and it's a really fun group of guys to be to be around so I'm just going to you know try to keep my head in the sand

and be where I am and be in the moment and let the chips fall where they go this is a good thing about Connie's he's he's lived it you know he's been in my shoes and and guys in the room shoes and you know I think there's a lot of mutual respect and understanding the situation on both sides. I think, you know, I don't think it's a lack of appreciation for anyone here. I think it's just the situation right again. And, you know, I think that's one of the greatest things about Connie is his ability to talk to players and connect on that level. And, you know, he's got a, it's a tough job. You know, he's got a job to do. And we have a job to do as players. And we haven't lived up to it this year. So it's why we're even discussing these things.

but, you know, I think there's a ton of respect for the way he goes about it. And, you know, whatever happens, you know, it'll be the right decision. Holy cliches, Batman. There's a few of them in there. I guess the takeaway is they've had a discussion. Dialogue. They are very much in each other's earholes about what is happening. I can't imagine that other teams around the league aren't the catalyst behind this dialogue.

Yeah. Totally. You're going, dude, Connie, what about that guy? I want that guy. The whole thing for me, it's just, I'm refreshed not hearing the, well, you know, we, we wouldn't want to go and talk to. That sounds like a guy. We wouldn't want to bring that up with Blake, you know, like he's got a, he's got a no move. Marky doesn't talk about these things.

Exactly. Like, it just feels like some maturity has entered that, yeah, we're a non-playoff team. You're an older player. You have a, yes, there's been dialogue. Connie's played, he gets it. We're on the, we know what's happening. It's the Tileys, but you love what you hear about Connor and you love what you hear from Coleman. And you're like, yeah, that guy's a leader.

I can tell. Well, that looks like he's leaving tell to me. What's that? To me, that sounded like a guy that was okay with leaving town. And that's why I did want to play it. Because I felt the same way it gets it. We'll see how it plays out. It's not even, but yeah, of course it gets it.

He lives it. But that sounded to me, those answers were from a guy that has had, conversations was great and we like hearing but is in the yeah feel like we're packing here soon i may be guilty of reading in on some on on a lot of this stuff but it i too i had the same takeaway doesn't it feel like he had a conversation with conroy's and conroy said dude there's a lot of teams calling and you're going well which teams and then he tells you the teams you're like that sounds okay so yeah for maybe he's like that's that's that's what and what it's the same would I don't want to hear Spun here is that

Blake Coleman wants out of Calgary. What I would ask people is, what, player in the NHL on a team that is, what, fourth from the bottom, wouldn't want to get airlifted into a contender with a chance to win a cup? Which player would say, not for me. And it's guys that are like, I've already won cups, I'm Sidney Crosby, I'm a penguin for life.

Everyone else wants to go to the contender, don't they? Can I also add when he talks about family? His family is set up. Where? In Texas right now. He's not retiring here. No. Right? There are certain guys that would be like, no, I'm some idiots after their NHL career is done. Yeah. Well, so, and, and, like, Baclin, Baclin wants to be a flame for life. Coleman came as a free agent when this team was supposed to be trying to chase cups.

And there was one little run in 22. And otherwise, like, this is the business. And I absolutely think he's going to be great as long as he's here. And I think they're going to haul for him. And I think he'd love to chase another cup. Yeah. And I don't think he's going to be true. And I don't think he'll be a sour puss if he doesn't get moved. But he looks like a guy that's maybe got the suitcase. How do you not find out where it is? I got some stuff if I need to get out in a hurry. If there's dialogue, how are you not thinking, right?

You've heard these teams and you're like, oh, shit, that's not. I did. He's actually fucking good. Oh, how much he'll live. I can play that guy's like. I did like kind of contradicted himself. Oh, well, if I didn't hear him, we were at conversation. Of course, I kind of know what's going on.

So I'm going to stick my head in a set. He's like, I've heard enough. Now I'm going to go away. I know where we're at here. My name's going to be out there and I might get moved this year. And I give it to you all the time. It's like, don't read into too much what you hear in the media, this whole thing. But it just in the past, it feels like when the team has had an opportunity with free agents or just, here's an opportunity to do something.

And it's like, oh, but we're, you know, you have some assets that are, they're good players. You're in a, you're in a rebuild, call it whatever the hell you want to call it. But yeah, we're adults having conversations. were on the same page. We'll see what happens. And if you're in the camp of, you know, the president hockey operations came out and isn't really great at talking to media and tried to say things

and they came out the wrong way, but actually behind closed doors, they know what they are, watching that helps you believe that's real. The thing that you brought up about salary retention, and I think people, you're allowed three spots. Yeah. And the flames have already used two. They're eating on Markstrom.

That deals up at the end of the year. And they're also eating on Rast of Sanderton, who's a fridge in the summer. So you have three retention slots where you can eat salary for guys you've traded. There's one that remains and next year you'll have all three available unless you don't gnazum this year that would carry so to your point it would feel like a codry deal would be it would hinge more on salary retention than Coleman but it's still a big number for Coleman it's over four it's not that's not worth it is that your contenders are capped a bit right

just you wonder does that get pushed to next year I don't know and there's a big deal and there's other ways to get around it you can shoot money the other way coming back take the worst player on the So just to explain that a bit, because I think it's important, people understand this. You can retain salary without using salary retention. It's, okay, we'll take hawk and paw back. Like whatever overpaid guy there is that you, we'll take him. And we'll pay his salary. And that essentially, we can put that body out on the ice.

Yeah, whatever. I don't think Coleman. I think Coleman's a, he's a value. Numbers and easy deal. But you could still take a contract back and get more, right? That's the math for Connie. But if you try to do both, you can't you, the cadre one is way more important to be able to eat on that. I think you would have a difficult time getting a return without some retention on Godry.

With, I think there's you can do well.