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Originally Posted by Bandwagon In Flames
Were you a Flames fan 5 years ago? If you were then you'd know how many bad plays Brodie was responsible for just about every game.
But guess what? Players learn and develop in the NHL. They don't regress at the age of 25, especially if they are considered late bloomers, which Colborne most definitely is.
He's a solid 3rd liner and if you can get him for 3rd line money then why not?
By the way, I hope you Colborne haters know that the Flames wouldn't of made the playoffs last season if not for Colbornes shootout success. He was responsible for 4-5 points which would of been the difference between making it and not.
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You're comparing 20 year old defenseman Brodie making mistakes to 26 year old forward Colborne making mistakes.
I don't think he's a solid 3rd liner because he can't be counted to make the sound defensive play. His shooting percentage has been brought up already but that needs to be emphasized again since it was only 12% the last two years and now it's sky rocketed to 18% which is even more suspect when combined with eye test and the rather unanimous opinion that a lot of his recent scoring has been lucky.