Confirmed Signing with Link: [COL] Joe Colborne (2 years, $2.5M AAV)

[Club]

Good luck, Joe!

 

[The Merchant]

Get ready for him to have shifts where he dominates and you absolutely cannot take the puck from him for a whole minute...only to then give it away to the defender.

He'll fit in perfectly!

 

[beakerboy]

In case anyone wants highlights of him at his best.

Liked him, just not at 3.5+ that he'd have gotten in arbitration.

 

[Alberta_OReilly_Fan]

he can certainly put together 20 good games... there are times in any season he might be the star of the game for a week or two of hockey

then theres around 40 games where you wish you didnt need him on your 4th line.

if he shows up at playoff time hes a pretty decent guy to have around on the roster. theres a chance he might still get better.

i wouldnt be happy if my contending team was paying him 2.5 mill... but on a non playoff team hes probably worth the gamble

 

[Ynnek]

I'll miss having him for the shootout.

 

[Flames Fanatic]

I'm one of his biggest critics and this is a good deal.

He's a middle six winger with a big body and good hands. He'll go on a hot streak and put up big points. Good in the shootout.

Bad things are that he's inconsistent, in playing physically, in playing offensively and defensively. He's not as soft as he used to be, but not what you want from a guy his size. Average at best skater. But when he's cold, he's ice cold. Play dies on his stick if he gets it cold.

But for this price its a solid pickup. Just don't play him at center and you are fine. He's gonna drive you crazy sometimes.

 

[AMDZen]

Colborne played with Monahan and Gaudreau, he couldn't keep up and the pick died on his stick more often than not. If you think your aces are going to hold him up, you might be barking up the wrong tree.

It's a good value contract, his numbers are inflated with that late season run; but you're looking at a 30 point big skill winger. Not a bad price point. He didn't have a spot with this team with the drafting of Tkachuk and Shinkaruk emerging last season.

He actually played on the following lines 35% of the time

DAVID JONES JOE COLBORNE MATT STAJAN 14.87%
MICHAEL FROLIK JOE COLBORNE MIKAEL BACKLUND 11.41%
MICHEAL FERLAND JOE COLBORNE MATT STAJAN 8.96%

And he played with Johnny and Seanny less than 5% of the time

JOHNNY GAUDREAU JOE COLBORNE SEAN MONAHAN 4.79%

source

 

[perronist]

he's pretty much got no hockey sense, but he can protect the puck sometimes and knows at least to screen the goalie. will win you a few games in the shootout. not a bad price/term for him. glad the flames moved on.

 

[captainpaxil]

For 2.5 id he continues to improve hes a steal and if he doesnt its eh two years. Great signing.

 

[SmellOfVictory]

No it's smart, if he's fortunate enough to play with Duchene then his stats are gonna be either maintained or even improve and they won't go down much with MacKinnon either so he can then cash in again in 2 years time. If he'd just taken a bigger contract somewhere now, might've ended in a buyout and the end of his NHL career.

As far as putting up points, he's on a good team for sure. I was thinking more of playoff contention (which seems likely to elude the Avs for a while since their management keeps trading away good players or letting them walk).

But I will say, Colborne will put up numbers as long as he plays with good players. He can carry the puck a little, and he's a good passer. Not a good playmaker, but a good passer. He'll leech points off of Duchene or MacKinnon like he was born for it. Decent contract, since he's an okay bottom six player at least.

 

[tucker3434]

Colborne is a 25-30 point player who had a late season hot streak after the games didn't matter. He wanted closer to 4 to stay in Calgary, which he simply wasn't worth it.

Would have preferred to trade him, but it's fine that he is simply gone. Honestly I wouldn't be surprised if Chaisson replaces Colborne's normal production next year.

That's fine, at $2.5m, we paid him for 30 points on the 3rd line. Anything over that is gravy.

As far as putting up points, he's on a good team for sure. I was thinking more of playoff contention (which seems likely to elude the Avs for a while since their management keeps trading away good players or letting them walk).

But I will say, Colborne will put up numbers as long as he plays with good players. He can carry the puck a little, and he's a good passer. Not a good playmaker, but a good passer. He'll leech points off of Duchene or MacKinnon like he was born for it. Decent contract, since he's an okay bottom six player at least.

On a good team like the flames? His opportunities shouldn't be any different in Colorado.

 

[TeddyBare]

What happened????????

44 points to 5 points.

He scored 3 goals in his first game.

so essentially 1 goal & 1 assist in 45 games

54% in the face off circle last year and now 36%

 

[Avsblitzkrieg]

What happened????????

44 points to 5 points.

He scored 3 goals in his first game.

so essentially 1 goal & 1 assist in 45 games

54% in the face off circle last year and now 36%

I about had a heart attack from the bump

 

[Breakers]

I can't confirm this but it is probably the biggest drop off in production in the NHL.
I could be wrong though.


I can't think of someone else who is having a worse season.

edit -- Forgot about soderberg

 

[East Coast Icestyle]

I can't confirm this but it is probably the biggest drop off in production in the NHL.
I could be wrong though.


I can't think of someone else who is having a worse season.

edit -- Forgot about soderberg

Jimmy Hayes is playing pretty trash

 

[S E P H]

OMFG this bump.

I about had a heart attack from the bump

I swear I almost had one heartattack too, I thought we re-signed him for two more years.

 

[Sempiternal]

Okay

 

[Breakers]

Jimmy Hayes is playing pretty trash

Yeah that's bad.

Good idea for a thread. "Who is having the worst season in the NHL"

 

[Meeqs]

What happened????????

44 points to 5 points.

He scored 3 goals in his first game.

so essentially 1 goal & 1 assist in 45 games

54% in the face off circle last year and now 36%

He is just an awful fit for the Avs current system. When they brought him in it was supposed to be under Roy where he probably could have done alright but under Bednar you NEED to be a fast player which is where Colborne struggles.

He also has been majorly on the wing and not his natural center position which hasn't been great. I dont expect him to be moved but I think he would do well on a team like LA.

 

[Meeqs]

I can't confirm this but it is probably the biggest drop off in production in the NHL.
I could be wrong though.


I can't think of someone else who is having a worse season.

edit -- Forgot about soderberg

Compared to expectation Lucic is playing at barely a 4th liner level and is signed for 6 more years at 6 mil.

I think he has like 15 5v5 points and only 4 away from Mcdavid.

 

[MDCSL]

Yeah that's bad.

Good idea for a thread. "Who is having the worst season in the NHL"

I'll take jiri hudler for 5$, Alex

 

[AvsCOL]

Well he's playing in a system with no system... They literally can't even enter the offensive zone correctly.



Bednar is a rotten coach. Every single player on his roster is playing below their talent level. That comes down to coaching.

 

[Vincenzo Arelliti]

Does he have the ability to play RW? I could see the Blues offering Yakupov for him.

 

[Meeqs]

Well he's playing in a system with no system... They literally can't even enter the offensive zone correctly.



Bednar is a rotten coach. Every single player on his roster is playing below their talent level. That comes down to coaching.

Or simply inheriting a roster that was a poor fit for his system to begin with a week before the season with no input on how to shape it in UFA.

But why give a coach an actual chance to get some guys that fits what he is trying to do and just assume he is "rotten" despite having a roster that would lose no matter who the coach is.

 

[East Coast Icestyle]

Does he have the ability to play RW? I could see the Blues offering Yakupov for him.

Right wing is literally the only way he resembled an NHL player in Calgary