Bouma, if he stays healthy, will have a bounce back season. The problem is that what you can expect from him offensively simply isn't that high. Last year was a total outlier for him, at any level of hockey. So what you really get from Bouma is his physicality and penalty killing. If you think you can replace that with guys like Ferland and Hathaway, then the only thing really holding you back on dealing Bouma is the issue of buying high and selling low.
Colborne is also a guy I would be surprised to see return. He's done well enough for us, but like Bouma last year, his offensive production this year will net him a decent raise. With the contracts we have coming up, we simply don't have the space for Joe without a pretty decent hometown discount attached.
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