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Originally Posted by PeteMoss
Seems like they both work out fine and you could probably stick a tree trunk out there and it would do fine as well since the other two players are very good.
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Well, sure... if you downplay the fact that Johnny-Monny-Joe are still looking to score their first five on five goal together in over an hour of play together, and the fact that Ferland has better shot suppression numbers (and generation).
Personally I don't think Colborne works in that role because his decision making is not quick enough against top defensemen and centers, and he ends up doing that typical Joe Colborne play where he carries the puck from left to right behind the net along the boards, and then passes it into the middle of the ice for a rush the other way. Ferland works a lot better in the role because he makes quick, short passes and keeps his focus on being a screen man or a trigger man and let Johnny do his thing.