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Originally Posted by BigRed
I'd keep Colborne. In the playoffs, he showed glimpses of what he could be, with bursts of physicality and, IMHO, quite incredible agility for a big guy. 6'5" players who can skate like him don't grow on trees, and his hands are pretty good too.
As far as Byron goes: Love the guy, but hasn't he already been replaced by Ferland, who does the same job, skates just as well, has better hands and is 40 pounds heavier? With Ferland emerging, hard to see where Byron fits.
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Ferland looks real good but I have to disagree with "Skates just as well" comment. Byron's quickness and speed better than Ferland.
Ferland was a beast against Vancouver and played at a level that's not sustainable over a longer time frame. Want to see him over a 20 game regular season stretch to see how consistent he is.
Consistency is important one the things Hartley stresses. Something that is also stressed is how the game is getting faster and faster - that's were Byron fits in.
Also agree with Cali Flames in that Byron could be great utility forward.