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@CruickshankCH: #Flames notebook: Colborne files for arbitration; Sieloff blue; Harrison feeling pressure. http://t.co/sUDMqntz5Y

Patrick Sieloff didn’t bother to conceal his disappointment.

Trotting into WinSport for the Flames development camp’s first on-ice session, what did the young defender discover hanging in his dressing-room stall?

A powder-blue jersey.

“I was like, ‘Uh, what’s going on here?’ Immediately, it was, ‘I don’t like this.’ “

Knowing that everyone else would be wearing red or white or black, Sieloff grasped the significance of the sweater’s colour — no one would be allowed to hit him. And, more devastating to him, he wouldn’t be able to pound people during one-on-one drills.

No matter.

Gritting his teeth, he says he understands.

“It makes total sense — they’re looking after me,” said Sieloff, 20. “They care about me and that’s what they’re showing.”

Love his attitude.