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Huntingwhale · 02-24-2016, 11:30 AM

I don't get all the hatred for Colborne. Sure he's not the best player on the team, but he's great value for his contact. If he was getting paid like Jones, I'd be all over him. But he's not. He doesn't even make 1.3 mil. If Raymond was making <1.3 and had the same amount of points, would people complain about him like they do now?

I have a feeling the same posters with a hate-on for Colborne are the same people who look at an overpaid player on another team (Phaneuf for example) and trot out the ''he's not a bad player, he's just overpaid'' line. But you cannot even say Colborne is overpaid. For <1.3 mil, there is not much to complain about with him, other then you take it personally that he's not the player you want him to be. Especially if he scores over 30 pts, which he is on pace to do. Jones doesn't even get 1/4 of the hate Colborne gets. And Jones plain sucks.

02-24-2016, 11:30 AM	#140
Huntingwhale Franchise Player Join Date: Sep 2008 Exp:	I don't get all the hatred for Colborne. Sure he's not the best player on the team, but he's great value for his contact. If he was getting paid like Jones, I'd be all over him. But he's not. He doesn't even make 1.3 mil. If Raymond was making <1.3 and had the same amount of points, would people complain about him like they do now? I have a feeling the same posters with a hate-on for Colborne are the same people who look at an overpaid player on another team (Phaneuf for example) and trot out the ''he's not a bad player, he's just overpaid'' line. But you cannot even say Colborne is overpaid. For <1.3 mil, there is not much to complain about with him, other then you take it personally that he's not the player you want him to be. Especially if he scores over 30 pts, which he is on pace to do. Jones doesn't even get 1/4 of the hate Colborne gets. And Jones plain sucks.