Big time, then they go and give Kulie and Grabo 9 mil for 4 years

They need Tavares on a steal deal
- TheThrill

i bet they make the playoffs this year and the leafs dont



lol hows it going man?!

not exchange, get rid of

and start over

i'd keep kessel.. but i would have no issue parting with bozak lupul, phaneuf, or clarkson
- Dozzer

- CanadianBodmon

too obvious?

what an accomplishment
- BlowMonkey

They would have lost him on waivers because he wasn't good enough to stick.

Assuming Clarkson is in the top-6 this year, and Holland is re-signed, our bottom-6 currently looks something like this:

Frattin-Holland-Komarov
???-???-Orr
Options for the vacant spots are Leivo, Ashton, Broll, Devane, Carrick, and the new guy.

Still don't see any room for Colbourne.
- Feeling Glucky?

Could have used him last year, who goes with only 4 centres knowing Bolland is quite often injured? It was mis-management.

i bet they make the playoffs this year and the leafs dont



lol hows it going man?!
- Dozzer

Burnt to a crisp dude. But worth every ache.

Sunday was possibly the greatest day of my life, aside from the usual suspects (wedding day, son being born, etc)

Good time at Lee's?

Colborne getting traded had nothing to do with Orr/FML. They could have kept all three. They got rid of Colborne for nothing because he was useless to the Leafs. At the time, he was so far down the depth chart at C (even with the centres the Leafs had), that he never looked like he was going to get a lick of ice. He was maybe 6th or 7th. Whether you want enforcers on the team or not, they were not competing for the same roster spots. In the long run, would it have been good to keep Colborne in the AHL for the season, as it may have helped when they had their top 3 centres out at the same time? Sure. But Colborne getting dumped had nothing to do with Orr and FML. Zero. I can assure you, Nonis was not sitting there thinking, do we want to keep Colborne? Or Orr? Which one will be keeping as a depth C.....
- prock

I really, really, really wanted Colborne to work out.

Sadly, he showed absolutely nothing.

On paper, the guy should be a valuable contributor to an NHL team.

On the ice, he doesn't have what it takes.

wrong again. He was traded because they would have lost him on waivers.

I'm not a fan of Joe at all but he also won a ton of shoot out games for Calgary. They benefited enormously from OT/SO wins.

Joe would be better than the options the Leafs have right now in the bottom 6.
- Iggysbff

He's useless. A waste of a roster spot. Maybe one day he works out, but at his age, and what he's shown at the NHL level (or lack of what he's shown), I doubt it. Too slow, too soft, can't win a draw. He seemed to have one decent AHL season, but that's about it.

Burnt to a crisp dude. But worth every ache.

Sunday was possibly the greatest day of my life, aside from the usual suspects (wedding day, son being born, etc)

Good time at Lee's?
- TheThrill

Go on .....

probably late, but....wallin

hey.. trade away the current core and i'll start believing

current group has to go.. of course i want them to win.. i just dont think they will
- Dozzer

I don't think that's the answer either, but I don't have a good retort. It'll be an interesting season.

still got an offer in on Legwand be a couple hours on his answer

not exchange, get rid of

and start over

i'd keep kessel.. but i would have no issue parting with bozak lupul, phaneuf, or clarkson
- Dozzer

Whoa, Dozzer!

Such a bold statement!

They would have lost him on waivers because he wasn't good enough to stick.

Assuming Clarkson is in the top-6 this year, and Holland is re-signed, our bottom-6 currently looks something like this:

Frattin-Holland-Komarov
???-???-Orr
Options for the vacant spots are Leivo, Ashton, Broll, Devane, Carrick, and the new guy.

Still don't see any room for Colbourne.
- Feeling Glucky?

No room for a 6' 5" Center that put up 28 points on an awful Flames team?

Plus scored 44% on the shootout?

Gotcha.

you must be looking at something different..
the highest was mar 3 ..thats when it started to plummet.
down to a low on march 29th at 96 .... so about half way through he got injured..
- senstroll

dropped by 2 points from the high until Bernier gets injured... and then drops 7 points.

No room for a 6' 5" Center that put up 28 points on an awful Flames team?

Plus scored 44% on the shootout?

Gotcha.
- Iggysbff

6"5 but plays like 5"7

No room for a 6' 5" Center that put up 28 points on an awful Flames team?

Plus scored 44% on the shootout?

Gotcha.
- Iggysbff

Yes. Exactly. He got 28 points on the Flames because he got a chance he wouldn't get here.

He's big, but soft as butter, and not exactly a fast mover. He'd be lost on the 4th line, and would be lucky to put up 10.

6"5 but plays like 5"7
- PinkSock

He's not a banger but uses his body to protect the puck pretty well.

No room for a 6' 5" Center that put up 28 points on an awful Flames team?

Plus scored 44% on the shootout?

Gotcha.
- Iggysbff

dude....he was poop on the leafs

I really, really, really wanted Colborne to work out.

Sadly, he showed absolutely nothing.

On paper, the guy should be a valuable contributor to an NHL team.

On the ice, he doesn't have what it takes.
- Atomic Wedgie

I was hopeful as a reclamation project when they got him too. He played well in the AHL for a while. He’s got some skills. But too slow, too soft, too easy to push off the puck, can’t take a draw, not very reliable defensively. I don’t know what it is, but he just sucks. If I had to do it again, knowing that Kadri, Bozak, and Bolland would all be out simultaneously, I’d STILL dump Coborne and pick up Holland. And it’s not like Holland has shown he can hack it either. But a little younger, and has still shown more than Colborne did.

Go on .....
- bixll

Played a big music festival in Cayuga. Got obliterated in the heat. Got a selfie with Julian from trailer park boys, got to watch Lehey come to my campsite and act out an entire skit with my good friend doing his amazing Bubbles impression. had lots of beer, met lots of great people, ate the best asiago dip of my life and just had an all around whopper of a time

That's the cliff notes version

Yes. Exactly. He got 28 points on the Flames because he got a chance he wouldn't get here.

He's big, but soft as butter, and not exactly a fast mover. He'd be lost on the 4th line, and would be lucky to put up 10.
- Feeling Glucky?

Still more than Orr/FML

Yes. Exactly. He got 28 points on the Flames because he got a chance he wouldn't get here.

He's big, but soft as butter, and not exactly a fast mover. He'd be lost on the 4th line, and would be lucky to put up 10.
- Feeling Glucky?

Kinda like David Clarkson

He's not a banger but uses his body to protect the puck pretty well.
- Iggysbff

if you say so..I say otherwise

No room for a 6' 5" Center that put up 28 points on an awful Flames team?

Plus scored 44% on the shootout?

Gotcha.
- Iggysbff

Do you see any hypocrisy in yapping about lack of wins in regulation, then following it up by talking about a guys shootout skills?