Snoop Lion said:
Who said Colborne's a failure? Arguing that he's approaching the status as a disappointment (in the context of being a Leaf acquisition) is quite a big difference.
CTB raised a good point about what the organization's expectations likely were when they acquired him. He hasn't really progressed the way you'd hope a guy turning 23 next month would be at right now.
Ok, fine, if we're going to view Colborne as approaching 'disappointment', can we not view Kadri in the same way? Neither has made any real impact at the NHL level like it may of been hoped. Though, we can only go by what Burke said when he stated 'it won't take 3 years for him to make the NHL(paraphrasing)' when discussing the impact either would be making by the age of 22 at the NHL level(though of course, it hasn't been 3 years since the deal went down).
He is having a disappointing season, and yes, he could disappear into the abyss. He could also become Jiri Tlusty, whom was given up on at the age of 22 and turned into a guy who scored 17 goals last year for the Canes.
I apologize if I took your 'approaching disappointment' incorrectly. I just get fed up with Leaf fans, and the Toronto media constantly giving up on guys way too early.