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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
Guys. Ferland's has 13 points in 64 career games, this season 2 goals and 6 assists despite being gifted top 6 (top 3 at times) ice time as well as time on powerplay. A lot of fans have complained about Colborne but Ferland would kill to have Colborne's offensive output. No teams are asking for this guy in any sort of trade involving players like Drouin.
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Ferland played in the top 6 for just a month, and he wasn't put in half the offensive situations that Colborne is regularily put into because Colborne's only use is at that end where he's still not that useful due to his turnovers / lack of hockey sense.
Here are Ferland's stats between Dec 22nd 2015 (the day he was bumped up to the top 6 for the first time all season) and Jan 21st (the day he got injured)
12 GP
1G / 4A / 5Pts and plus there was that total-highway robbery on another sure-goal by Jonathan Quick.
11 GF / 6 GA (on-ice)
51.3% Corsi-For / 53.1% Fenwick-For (5v5)
52.8% Scoring Chances For / 53.9% High-danger Chances For (5v5)
These are strong underlying 5-on-5 stats, if every player on the team had these kind of stats we would be discussing the Stanley Cup.
Colborne is the one that would kill to have measurables remotely that strong in
any role, 3rd line or top 6 while putting up that kind of production.
Ferland's production in a top 6 role was perfect for a role player in his second year. Our power play was rolling with him on the ice too. Please don't compare him to Joe freakin' Colborne who manages to make Johnny and Monny look like Byron and Lombardi when he's on the ice with them.