[Trade] Flames trade a conditional 2014 4th for Joe Colborne

[djsFlames]

Backlund displayed obvious skill but never put up any eye popping numbers anywhere, even in his draft year.

Yes, it does take a couple seasons at least for players to figure out how to excel offensively at the top level. But Monahan has a level of maturity that is unlike most his age, which is why I think he can get a head start in the league without much issue.

[KootenayFlamesFan]

Meh. Potential low risk high reward, but I'm not holding my breath. I've seen him play a bit over the years and he's been underwhelming, hopefully this will give him a kick in the butt and we see more of his potential.

Small price to pay, though. Not a bad trade.

[StrykerSteve]

Monahan
Reinhart
Colborne
Knight
Granlund
Jankowski
Arnold

Solid collection of young Centers the Flames have put together.

[cowtown75]

Originally Posted by Oling_Roachinen

I thought that after drafting him, and still might agree he could use some time in Ottawa, but he's not small. He's claiming to be over 200 pounds now, which would make only David Jones a bigger top 9 forward for the Flames (Edit: oh yeah, and Colborne now ). Gaining 15-20 pounds in a couple months would leave me skeptical normally but watching him in person, I can believe it.


And (not directed at RichKlit) the people bitching about people bitching about this trade seem to be far worse...

And maybe a lot of us might find that comment offensive. Doesn't take a genius to know that that getting something for a potential nothing in the future makes sense.

[StrykerSteve]

In tonight's win over the Red Wings, Colborne had 2 assists, was a +2 and went 8-3 in the faceoff circle. Just under 15 mins of ice time.

[underGRADFlame]

The thing that shocks me the most about this trade is that sureloss didn't break it.

My world is shattered... I don't know what's right anymore.

[KootenayFlamesFan]

Originally Posted by StrykerSteve

In tonight's win over the Red Wings, Colborne had 2 assists, was a +2 and went 8-3 in the faceoff circle. Just under 15 mins of ice time.

I'm glad he did well, but look at Detroit's roster............that may be the worst lineup they could ice right now.

I hope he keeps it up against better competition.

[The Eliminator]

Originally Posted by kehatch

And all appear to be well spend.

• Florida had to move Knight or lose him for nothing. He wanted to be a Flame so we got him for much less than he is worth.
• Toronto had to move Colborne, keep him on the NHL roster, or lose him on waivers. There weren't many teams that could afford to keep a tweener with 16 NHL games on the active roster. Calgary was one of the few so we got him for less than he is worth.
• Galiardi was an RFA and not a fit in San Jose. He really wanted to play in Calgary. We got him for a little less than he is worth.

Honestly you need to look pretty hard not to like any of these deals. All of them added good young depth to the Flames for a bare minimum of cost. All of them were good deals value wise. All of them fill roles that need filling.

When you get a player like Colborne for almost nothing and you have the C depth in Calgary like we do than you are happy about the move. People need to stop trying so hard to hate everything.

Don't forget about Russell for a 5th too

Originally Posted by MisterJoji

Acquire all the Calgarians.

Except for Shinkaruk

[cowtown75]

Originally Posted by KootenayFlamesFan

Meh. Potential low risk high reward, but I'm not holding my breath. I've seen him play a bit over the years and he's been underwhelming, hopefully this will give him a kick in the butt and we see more of his potential.

Small price to pay, though. Not a bad trade.

Kadri was also underwhelming for a few years. Same system. Toronto fans had him in every trade to get rid of him- Kadri broke out and now they wouldn't think of it. From what I understand, it's a good system there on the Marlie's and they had a great coach in Eakins.

[cowtown75]

Originally Posted by The Eliminator

Don't forget about Russell for a 5th too



Except for Shinkaruk

I think Russell has been awesome so far- another great pick up for next to nothing.

[Vulcan]

Originally Posted by Pierre "Monster" McGuire

Agreed. Ever since the whole ROR thing, Feaster's been doing very very well. Gotta give credit where credit is due.

I'd guess this trade has Burke's hands all over it. Nice to see we're getting bigger and younger. My only worry is the reports that he isn't very aggressive.

Here's a little background on Colborne.

excelled with 10 goals in his first 12 games. He displayed a passion for driving the net, forcing his way through defenders and abandoning a give-and-go game to incorporate more individuality. When Mikhail Grabovski got hurt, the Leafs decided to go with their hot hand from the AHL. Colborne rewarded them by scoring a goal and four points in five games before he fizzled out and was reassigned to the Marlies. The 6-foot-5 centre only found the back of the net six more times in the AHL regular season and spent the better part of the second half battling through a nagging wrist injury that kept him out of the AHL All-Star game. Wrist issues complicated accepting passes and his willingness to push towards the net dissipated as he faded into the perimeter.

He had wrist surgery this summer so should be good to go.

http://mapleleafshotstove.com/roster/joe-colborne/

[Oling_Roachinen]

Originally Posted by cowtown75

And maybe a lot of us might find that comment offensive. Doesn't take a genius to know that that getting something for a potential nothing in the future makes sense.

A 4th rounder and Colborne are both potential somethings and nothings. I like the trade, or at least don't have a huge issue with it, but others wont. That's pretty much a point of the discussion board here, telling people to "quit bitching" because they don't agree with you degrades the discussion, or at least potentially could.

[Fire]

Don't have a problem with the trade, but I have hard time seeing Colborne having enough offensive upside to be a top 6 player.

Colborne is an upgrade on Horak imo so this could bump him to the AHL. I'm hoping Stajan is traded so we can get a better feel on how some of these youngsters can do.

[Hockey_Ninja]

Originally Posted by Reggie Dunlop

Colborne=BIG
Big=GOOD!

Are you only going to show up to post this every time we acquire a player over 6 feet?

[Hockey_Ninja]

Originally Posted by StrykerSteve

Another great deal for Feaster, the man has been on an absolute tear since the end of last season.

Still don't like the Tanguay and Sarich trade but other than that i agree.

[MikeMc]

Originally Posted by Hockey_Ninja

Still don't like the Tanguay and Sarich trade but other than that i agree.

What part of that trade didn't you like?

Neither of those two were worth much or in the long term plans.

[TurnedTheCorner]

Originally Posted by MikeMc

What part of that trade didn't you like?

Neither of those two were worth much or in the long term plans.

Nor are D. Jones or O'Brien. Garbage for garbage.

[ThePrince]

Originally Posted by getbak

So, clearly the plan for selling tickets is to just acquire every player from Calgary so their parents will feel obligated to buy season tickets.

His dad can probably afford every seat in the saddledome too, so it won't be too hard to sell out games.

[Savvy27]

http://theleafsnation.com/2012/12/4/c-c-c-colborne

When Colborne was scoring, he was fearless, individualistic driving into scoring areas and relied less on the give and go plays and teammates. As a bonus, he had a red hot Joey Crabb flanking him before the latter was called up to the Leafs.

While he has a wide range of stickhandling ability, I’m not convinced he has a blistering shot, or a sniper’s ability. To have success, he needs to get to those dirty areas, and often. It’s more about positioning and net presence. When he didn’t have the puck he would go to the net.

When he reverted to the perimeter game, he would stand just off to the side, or maintain some distance off the boards, relying on playmaking skills.

The article is worth a read if you are curious about Colborne. It sounds like that wrist injury really affected his game. Hopefully he can put the tentative stuff behind him and become a force out there going to the net.

[SuperMatt18]

Originally Posted by StrykerSteve

Monahan
Reinhart
Colborne
Knight
Granlund
Jankowski
Arnold

Solid collection of young Centers the Flames have put together.

Add Backlund, he's not that old either.