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Originally Posted by FlameZilla
Not sure why everyone is piling on Colborne. He's been solid if unspectacular. He finally lays a massive body check on someone and gets called for boarding. Fairly bad luck, IMO. He's in a massive slump offensively, as evidenced by his tense SO attempt, but he's played pretty well as a 3rd liner this season.
Why does Hartley have so much patience with a 6'5" centre who wins 52% of his faceoffs and uses his long reach and big frame to break up plays here and there? It's beyond me...
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You failed to read my other post on the topic. I have confidence he will turn into a great 3/4 line C for this team however we have seen other players lose ice time over play similar to his.
That boarding call is called 10x out of 10 and it was a stupid hit to make however I know for a fact that Hartley is very hard on certain guys to play the body and play a physical game. I can see this being the case with Joe and it hasnt ever been a huge part of his game. Once he learns how to effectively use his size and puts on some strength, he will be a fantastic 3/4 option.
All that said, it doesnt mean he cant sit a game or 2. I would rather see him sit than go down to the 4th line which will do less good.
Does anyone elses heart stop beating when Johny is out for OT? He is magical in the O zone but not so much in the D zone when it turns into a gritty cycle.