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Originally Posted by formulate
I'm not understanding your argument. Younger and cheaper? We're talking about a month-long stretch run and potentially playoffs; what do their respective ages and salaries matter? Maybe if we were talking about which to retain long-term, in which case we'd be in agreement.
For what it's worth, Colborne's production pace is only slightly lower than Glencross', but he's getting just 38 seconds less per game, which is also pretty marginal. He's also getting for favorable zone starts and competition.
In any case, you're looking at trading an assistant captain who is top 5 among forwards in close to all important statistical categories. For a third rounder? While the team is entering the final month of the season, potentially still in a playoff spot?
Again, if the offer is huge, I'm game (1st rounder or more). Mediocre return (3rd rounder plus B prospect or another 4th-6th rounder) I say stand pat and go for the playoffs. In between and it's a difficult decision. The good news is trading Ramo at the deadline (which will look more and more likely if Ortio keeps lighting up the AHL and Ramo remains without contract for next year) will likely bring in a decent draft pick.
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IMO you are putting way too much stock in:
a. Making the POs - it's nice, but not part of the plan. For your month long stretch run which at best gets a low PO spot and a date with a team like the Ducks, you want to give up any return for Glencross, who walks at the end of the year (I'm convinced he will not re-sign)
b. Glencross' impact in making said POs - that's the point about Colborne - he's statistically almost even with Glencross and he's only a 2nd year player basically, and beginning to step it up a lot more.
It was you who made the big deal about his spot on the team in point scoring, so I responded. Whether it's fourth or fifth, that's kinda only upper mid-range for me. He has less goals than Jooris and only one or two more than Jones, Raymond, and Backlund (in way more games). You speak of "top 5" in stats like that is impactful, when it's not really. He has nowhere near the impact of a Backlund on the team success IMO, defensively and offensively. And, yes, he wears an A, but there is plenty of leadership on this team, from Gio to Hudler to Stajan, all of who I think are better mentors from an on-ice perspective (despite posts about impact on the room, I don't think anyone can judge that).