Confirmed with Link: Joe Colborne (see post #75)

[InfinityIggy]

I am currently intoxicated and very pleased by this.

 

[Calculon]

Would rather have given up Nemisz or that they'd just claim Adams. Oh well. Maybe this means Monahan is being sent down.

A conditional 3rd? Wonder what the conditions are? Seems like a bit much. Not really a fan at this point.

 

[Flames Fanatic]

Not happy with this trade to be honest. I used to like him as a prospect, but he played like crap in the training camp for the Leafs. I wouldn't be surprised if we're waiving him at the halfway point of the season.

I'd love for him to prove me wrong.

 

[MuffinMerc]

I am not pleased.

 

[Johnny Hoxville]

Not happy with this trade to be honest. I used to like him as a prospect, but he played like crap in the training camp for the Leafs. I wouldn't be surprised if we're waiving him at the halfway point of the season.

I'd love for him to prove me wrong.

So has Sven. I hope he does well here, maybe coming home will be good for him.

I do wish we dealt Nemisz to but you gotta think he has zero trade value.

 

[Johnny Hoxville]

I am currently intoxicated and very pleased by this.

 

[Calculon]

According to Steinberg it's just a 4th round pick.

Pat Steinberg ‏@Fan960Steinberg 9m
@Ashasx Conditions? No conditions according to #Flames. Just a 2014 4th rounder.

 

[TonsofPuppies*]

Colborne is all kinds of awful. He's not a great skater, he doesn't pass well, his shot is terrible, he can't win faceoffs, he doesn't win board battles, he doesn't use his size and most importantly, he plays like he doesn't give a ****. No hustle, no effort, no heart. Just awful.

The Flames have always been one of the teams I like more than others so I hope he can turn it around in his hometown and work out for you guys, but I wouldn't count on it.

 

[Ace Rimmer]

Update on conditions:

The Maple Leafs will receive a fourth-round pick from the Flames; however, that pick will become a third-rounder if Colborne scores 10 goals or 35 points in the 2013-14 regular season and Calgary qualifies for the 2014 Stanley Cup Playoffs.

http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=684670&navid=nhl:topheads

SO basically a 4th.

 

[Byron Bitz]

Leafs fan here, I always liked Colborne but he just wasnt quite good enough to make the leafs team. He'll be a good fit for a rebuilding team like the flames, his play making ability is really good, he can find people who arnt expecting to get the puck. Hopefully playing for the team he grew up cheering for will make him more willing to engage himself physically.

 

[smitty10]

Colborne was disappointing in camp. We expected him to take a role on the 4th line, but lost out to Carter Ashton. Hopefully he turns it around for you guys and can make the roster. He may have 3rd line upside if he can play in more than one gear.

 

[Swervin81]

Leafs fan here. Ol' Jumbo Joe is, to put it in one word: frustrating. He's got good hands, a decent shot, okay passing, and okay skating for a guy his size. Talent-wise, he's pretty good. Unfortunately, he's pretty dumb, not very good in his own end or against the boards, and is pretty pathetically soft for a guy that is 6'5". Not to mention he seems to play with little urgency out there, as if he rarely gives a flying ****. At this point, he is still a step behind at the NHL level.

I'm still a fan of Colborne's and would love to see him turn it around and put it all together in Calgary, but I wouldn't hold my breath.

 

[Taranis]

Do we really need another bottom six centre? With players like Knight and Monahan to take that spot of third line centre, I am dissapointed with this trade despite the low cost.

 

[Johnny Hoxville]

I don't think this means Monahan is going back for sure. Monahan is better than Colborne.

 

[tmurfin]

Not too happy with this, we have plenty of young Cs who have proved as much or more at this point.. Really hope he proves me wrong though

 

[Flamesarmstrong22]

Great move IMO. Not much to give up for a young C who has showed flashes of potential and didn't play half bad for toronto last year in the playoffs.

 

[Sean Monahan]

leafs have bozak, kadri, bolland, and mcclement, all of them offer a lot more to the leafs than colborne would

he'll get a chance here. a 6'5" center that has some decent hands, has been developing for a few years in the A, for a mere fourth round pick. How can you guys complain lol

probably the same guys that hated the move for russell as well, unbelievable

 

[Johnny Hoxville]

Just to keep in mind, Colborne may play wing to start as well.

 

[Taranis]

Not exactly a glowing review over on the Leafs thread.

 

[Body Checker]

These are the kind of moves you make in a lower pressure, longer term rebuild.

Worth a try, the 4th is meh anyways as we will likely recoup picks at the deadline by moving some vets.

 

[tmurfin]

leafs have bozak, kadri, bolland, and mcclement, all of them offer a lot more to the leafs than colborne would

he'll get a chance here. a 6'5" center that has some decent hands, has been developing for a few years in the A, for a mere fourth round pick. How can you guys complain lol

probably the same guys that hated the move for russell as well, unbelievable

I don't dislike the move, I'm just not ecstatic. We have guys like Horak, Knight, Reinhart, Granlund, etc. all trying to get spots already.. Apparently he can play wing too, so that helps.. He's definitly capable of proving me wrong, and I hope he does.

 

[1989]

Don't mind this move. As I said in the main forum's thread for this:

Seeing as players beyond the third round commonly develop into nothing (there's around a 15% success rate AT BEST), a fourth rounder pick is good for a young, still-developing player with NHL experience.

Best of luck to him, perhaps Galiardi and Colborne can find some hometown boy chemistry.

Nothing wrong with it. It does smell of a Burke-type player though, but aside from that, it should be an interesting acquisition.

 

[TheHudlinator]

If this means Monahan to the OHL I am upset but on the plus side hopefully this is the new version of the Kipper deal. I think claim Adam would have been a better option.

If he ever learns to use his size he will be a useful player.

 

[Sean Monahan]

I don't dislike the move, I'm just not ecstatic. We have guys like Horak, Knight, Reinhart, Granlund, etc. all trying to get spots already.. Apparently he can play wing too, so that helps.. He's definitly capable of proving me wrong, and I hope he does.

ever heard of healthy competition? may the best player make the team, nothing wrong with that

fits into the age group, our most important need, and a character player which Burkie and co LOVES

 

[TheHudlinator]

ever heard of healthy competition? may the best player make the team, nothing wrong with that

fits into the age group, our most important need, and a character player which Burkie and co LOVES

The problem is we haven't seen Colborne at camp he could easily be the worst one and yet has to go on waivers so he is guaranteed a spot on the team or we waste a 4th.