I attended today's Marlie matinee game at the ACC today. The Marlie win was in front of a sold out crowd and puts then second overall in the league. It was a good opportunity to catch up on Maple Leaf prospects.
Nazem Kadri after a slow start is at a point a game pace. Matt Frattin has recovered very nicely from knee surgery. Jake Gardner was out of the lineup with a neck injury but has been dominating AHL opponents this season. But Joe Colborne has been terrible.
Today he scored just his second goal and tenth point of the season in 26 games. Last season he had a great start with 19 points in his first 11 games and the AHL player of the month award for October, he was called up to the Leafs for a 10-game stretch in which he netted five points and looked relatively comfortable in his first sustained NHL action. Then he disappeared. He posted no goals and only four points in his final 24 regular season games. This is Scott Gomez territory.
Last season he had a number of injuries that hurt his production. I haven't heard that injuries have slowed him down this season which must be creating significant concern in the Maple Leaf organization.
Perhaps it's too early to be writing him off but it's not too early to sound the alarm. This guy is AWOL and no one has a clue when he plans to get back.
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