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A. Colborne doesn't stink. He is a pretty decent player
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Relative to all players? Sure, Relative to NHL players? No he is not.
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B. Boxscore stats: Colborne 4 games, 1 goal. -4; Backlund 9 games, 1 goal, -6. Almost identical shots per game but Colborne has double the percentage. Colborne is way better in the dot.
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So... your using a 4 and 9 game sample size to determine that... ohhhhh kay. Look at them over multiple seasons, Backlund clearly better.
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BTW, last year, they were almost tied in points, Colborne had a way better plus/minus, way better FO%,
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Backlund did it in less games playing tougher minutes.
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C. Possession stats? Who knows, but I'd bet Backlund's are way off of his historical numbers.
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You'd lose that bet. Best regular forward on the team.
http://www.behindthenet.ca/nhl_stati...34+45+46+63+67
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D. Eyeballs: Colborne has been way better since his return than Backlund.
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I disagree, Colborne has been as mediocre as he's always been. But like I said that's all just subjective opinion.