[gvitaly]

Colborne is not overrated, he is simply a high risk high reward player. Also, Colborne is likely to get rewarded for a career year, which is fine. At this point player's value is determined by what he can bring to the team divided by the player's cap hit. At this point the production of Colborne seems good, but at the same time I remember many plays that died on his stick. I personally don't get my hopes up for the Flames to tie a game or get ahead when Colborne is on the ice. In fact, I expected the Flames to lose momentum during a game when Colborne was on the ice. Moreover, too much of this season this team seemed like a one line team.

Don't get me wrong, Colborne is a decent player! I just think that if he earns a $3M+ contract, he needs to be a momentum changer for the Flames consistently. Otherwise, it is likely money better spent elsewhere.