Pre-Season: Wings @ Leafs - Sept. 28, 7:00pm - CBC, TSN 1050

[WhatIfGodWasALeaf]

Leivo looks promising tonight.

He's had a great camp. His star is a-rising...!

He seemed really slight when drafted, but tonight he hugged Liles and was noticeably taller, broader and thicker, with his shot, he could be a future top six winger.

 

[WhatIfGodWasALeaf]

So ... what about Colborne?  Will he clear?  A couple of assists tonight, but as Healy said, he's never caused my jaw to hang open slackly.

No chance he clears IMO.

Calgary would definitely claim him, as would others IMO.

 

[bustaheims]

So ... what about Colborne?  Will he clear?  A couple of assists tonight, but as Healy said, he's never caused my jaw to hang open slackly.

I said in another thread that I'm pretty sure he clears. I don't think he'll be the best option available on waivers when he hits and I don't think there's a team out there that would really be willing to hand him a spot on their opening night roster right now.

 

[Jalili]

Leivo looks promising tonight.

He's had a great camp. His star is a-rising...!

He seemed really slight when drafted, but tonight he hugged Liles and was noticeably taller, broader and thicker, with his shot, he could be a future top six winger.

That's great news.. good on him. I've heard his development has been really good since being drafted.

 

[Redleaf]

So ... what about Colborne?  Will he clear?  A couple of assists tonight, but as Healy said, he's never caused my jaw to hang open slackly.

I said in another thread that I'm pretty sure he clears. I don't think he'll be the best option available on waivers when he hits and I don't think there's a team out there that would really be willing to hand him a spot on their opening night roster right now.

Except maybe a team with tons of cap space and with a new president that likes size, and brought him to Toronto as GM of the Leafs?

 

[bustaheims]

He seemed really slight when drafted, but tonight he hugged Liles and was noticeably taller, broader and thicker, with his shot, he could be a future top six winger.

Yeah. He's not there yet, but, in a couple years, he could certainly be in the conversation for a spot on the team's 2nd line.

 

[lamajama]

Reimer and his glove. Sigh.

 

[WhatIfGodWasALeaf]

Liles might just have lost a spot with that play.

 

[bustaheims]

Except maybe a team with tons of cap space and with a new president that likes size, and brought him to Toronto as GM of the Leafs?

Does that team really see Colborne as a better option than Cammalleri, Stajan, Horak, Backlund or their top prospect Sean Monahan? Because, I don't.

 

[ZBBM]

Liles might just have lost a spot with that play.

Well, let's not go overboard.

 

[Redleaf]

Except maybe a team with tons of cap space and with a new president that likes size, and brought him to Toronto as GM of the Leafs?

Does that team really see Colborne as a better option than Cammalleri, Stajan, Horak, Backlund or their top prospect Sean Monahan? Because, I don't.

Hard to tell with Burke, and I wouldn't dismiss the possibility outright either.

 

[barney_rebel]

We rule man...

 

[bustaheims]

Hard to tell with Burke, and I wouldn't dismiss the possibility outright either.

Well, Burke isn't the GM, so it's not really his decision. On top of that, I'm fairly certain that Colborne won't be the best centre available on before opening night.

 

[Redleaf]

Hard to tell with Burke, and I wouldn't dismiss the possibility outright either.

Well, Burke isn't the GM, so it's not really his decision. On top of that, I'm fairly certain that Colborne won't be the best centre available on before opening night.

Who said he has to be the best forward available in order for a team to pick him off waivers? He's young, has size, and has shown some promise in recent years. That could be enough to garnish some attention from someone out there.

 

[Jalili]

Hard to tell with Burke, and I wouldn't dismiss the possibility outright either.

Well, Burke isn't the GM, so it's not really his decision. On top of that, I'm fairly certain that Colborne won't be the best centre available on before opening night.

Who said he has to be the best forward available in order for a team to pick him off waivers? He's young, has size, and has shown some promise in recent years. That could be enough to garnish some attention from someone out there.

It's a possibility but he's facing pretty tough odds right now. There's a limited number of spots open, and a lot of teams have a Colborne type already in their org, that they're having trouble finding a spot for.

 

[bustaheims]

Who said he has to be the best forward available in order for a team to pick him off waivers? He's young, has size, and has shown some promise in recent years. That could be enough to garnish some attention from someone out there.

In a trade after he clears waivers, maybe. But, as a waiver claim, knowing they have to keep him up on the NHL roster or put him back on waivers themselves (where the Leafs likely scoop him back up and can then send him down without having to put him on waivers) . . . I don't see it. It really doesn't look like there's enough potential for that anymore. He's young, yes. He has size, but he really doesn't use it. He's really only shown brief brief glimmers of promise when facing NHL competition. Teams are going to add the best potential option to fill the roster holes they're looking at waivers for, and Colborne isn't likely to be that.

 

[Heroic Shrimp]

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Oh, Jesus, not again...

 

[Britishbulldog]

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Oh, Jesus, not again...

??

 

[Heroic Shrimp]

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Oh, Jesus, not again...

??

It's just repetitive and indiscriminate, and takes seconds to disable.

 

[ZBBM]

Who said he has to be the best forward available in order for a team to pick him off waivers? He's young, has size, and has shown some promise in recent years. That could be enough to garnish some attention from someone out there.

In a trade after he clears waivers, maybe. But, as a waiver claim, knowing they have to keep him up on the NHL roster or put him back on waivers themselves (where the Leafs likely scoop him back up and can then send him down without having to put him on waivers) . . . I don't see it. It really doesn't look like there's enough potential for that anymore. He's young, yes. He has size, but he really doesn't use it. He's really only shown brief brief glimmers of promise when facing NHL competition. Teams are going to add the best potential option to fill the roster holes they're looking at waivers for, and Colborne isn't likely to be that.

Bust?