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Originally Posted by Phanuthier

So... what are projections for Colburne? A lot of talk about a style similar to Joe Thornton, someone mentioned Eric Daze too (not a bad thing).

I'll paraphrase Burke:

"This is not a black-and-blue player, this is a big bodied player."

"He has not been able to crack the lineup as a top 6 forward. It's our plan that given his size, speed and hockey IQ he could turn into a pretty special bottom 6 player."

"I'll give you a player that's a similar circumstance, David Steckel, who was drafted as an offensive player in the first round by the LA Kings. When they realized he wasn't going to get there as an offensive player they turned him into a defensive player, and he was a pretty special defensive player for a number of years."

"Joe is bigger and stronger and skates faster than David Steckel. Can we make him into new and improved Dave Steckel, that type of player? I think so, that's the plan."