Anyone interested in a Joe Colborne type reclamation project for next season?
Decided to look at former early draft picks that have been bouncing around between the NHL and AHL this season (i.e. those who can't seem to earn a full time NHL roster spot yet) and are waiver eligible starting next season. Figure some teams will trade them like Toronto did with Colborne rather than lose them on waivers for nothing.
Just to be clear, I am not saying that there is a good or even probable chance that these guys end up on waivers or traded. Just that if some of these guys don't make the team out of training camp due to bad performance, too much organizational depth, etc, their respective teams may have to make some tough decisions on whether to trade them, waive them, healthy scratch them or move other players out for them.
C/RW Landon Ferraro 6'0'' 178lbs Shoots R
http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=13934
RW/LW Brett Connolly 6'2'' 201lbs Shoots R
http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=23297
C/RW Linden Vey 5'11'' 179lbs Shoots R
http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=28422
D Tim Erixon 6'2'' 205lbs Shoots L <- LOL @ Tom
http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=6051
D Jesse Blacker 6'1'' 190lbs Shoots R
http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=33754
RW/LW Devante Smith Pelly 6'0'' 209lbs Shoots R
http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=32728
RW Scott Glennie 6'1'' 181lbs Shoots R
http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=13799
C/RW Louis Leblanc 6'0'' 181lbs Shoots R
http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=31615
D Simon Despres 6'4'' 216lbs Shoots L
http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=30902
C/LW Anton Lander 6'0'' 194lbs Shoots L
http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=6016
LW/RW Carter Ashton 6'3'' 215 lbs Shoots L
http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=21033
C Peter Holland 6'2'' 185 lbs Shoots L
http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=24654
C Brandon Pirri 6'0'' 170lbs Shoots L
http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=33898
RW/LW Jeremy Morin 6'1'' 190lbs Shoots R
http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=17507
D Stefan Elliott 6'1'' 181lbs Shoots R
http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=15735
RW Richard Panik 6'2'' 207 Shoots L
http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=11849
Also keep in mind if the Flames were to acquire any of the aforementioned players, they would likely have to keep them with the NHL team for the whole season or lose them to waivers (i.e. no assigning to the AHL)