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Originally Posted by GranteedEV

I think you're letting your judgement be clouded by the fact that you've watched Colborne for two seasons. If you look at their production up to the end of their Age 24 Seasons:

Shore (2012-15) - 78GP, 9G, 14A, -16, 1085 TOI, +4.3% CorsiRelativetoTeam, 46.2 FO%, 132 shots on goal
Colborne (2011-14) - 96GP, 11G, 23A, -15, 1342 TOI, -2.5% CorsiRelativetoTeam, 46.7 FO%, 92 shots on goal

Normalized to 1200 minutes that's:

Shore - 10G, 16A, 146 Shots
Colborne - 10G, 20A, 82 Shots

If one was abysmal, the other wasn't exactly lighting the world on fire for "progressing immediately since game 1 in Calgary" (which might have something to do with not being buried on a deep team). They were practically the same calibre of player, except one is good at possession and willing to shoot the puck. And is right-handed.

I think that just proves that both Colborne and Shore are below average NHL players. Both have an upside to be a decent 3rd liner but nothing more. Both were traded by bad teams because they couldn't crack their line-up but had to pass through waivers.