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Originally Posted by albertGQ
I'm with Slava on this one. I really don't see anything special about Joe Colborne. I think he would make a good 3rd line winger who is able to play on the 2nd line for short term solution.
He's big but doesn't play physical or uses his body to his advantage.
He's played well so far but in the long term, I can't see him being a top six forward permanently
Which is okay. I think he's found his role. 2nd line player on a rebuiling team. 3rd line player on a playoff/contending team with good depth.
I like Joe Colborne and I think he's a decent player. Not a great player though.
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I think this is a bias that big guys face throughout the NHL. People see a 6'5 guy and want them to throw people around and just pound everyone into submission. Its the reason why Joe Thornton gets so much grief even though he's spent his career turning guys like Cheechoo and Setoguchi into 30/40/50 goal guys and has pretty much been the only guy beside Crosby in the NHL in the past ten years who can turn virtually any linemate he has into a scoring machine.
On Monahan's second goal he battled with two guys behind the net for the puck... he won the battle to move it over to Hudler and led to the goal. If that isn't using his size I'm not sure what is.