I was surprised to see Colborne notch his 18th goal the other night. With the amount of hate he gets around here you would think he had only scored 8.
7th on the team in scoring with numbers you can't sneeze at. 3 points behind Backlund with 9 less games played. Ahead of Frolik in all areas but +/-.
He's an appreciating asset and could be a pretty useful player for us. Versatile enough to play the wing or C if needed, 6'5" and silky smooth mits, I for one would like to see him re-upped for a couple more years. He would be someone I would fear losing in an expansion draft...
While we're in this end-of-season limbo – definitely NOT tanking – I would like to see Colborne tried out on the Gaudreau/Monahan line. His work along the boards has improved lately and he has the vision to keep up with the other 2. He could prove to be a decent stop gap RWer while we wait for Treliving to acquire the real deal.
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