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Originally Posted by Fire of the Phoenix
It seems 28 other teams made the same mistake. If Colborne was such a great asset, it must've been pure folly that no one else could top Colorado's meager offer. I mean, 2 x 2.5m for a UFA? That's not even an average wage for an NHLer. Considering that's all he could manage to get as a UFA(!), that says a lot about his worth according to those whose job it is to assess mature NHL players.
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We have no idea whether or not he could have signed for more money elsewhere.
We do know that it was likely he would re-sign in Calgary or with the Avs as those are the two places he is most comfortable playing in because they are his two "hometowns". Colorado probably topped any Calgary offer by .5 million or so and that was enough for him to move. Not a big deal and its part of the salary cap era....but nothing about his deal indicates his worth around the NHL except he wasnt offered enough money to make it worth his while to go anywhere but a city he preferred.