Boud
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- Dec 27, 2011
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The pros on Colin White:
1. Highly effective possession player - year after year, he is above average and one of the Sens best in almost all possession metrics and has solid expected goal differential #s.
2. Effective around the net - a huge portion of his points come from quick plays around the net. He can play this role at ES and could be a very good piece on a PP2, and even a viable piece on a PP1.
3. Above average in transition.
4. Beloved teammate.
5. Can play C/RW.
The cons:
1. Not strong enough and below average physically.
2. Not dynamic offensively - no above average skills besides net play & straight-line speed.
3. Below average on face-offs.
4. Average defensively.
All this adds up to a player who is difficult to find a role for. But, with the right role and the right teammates, I do think he can be a $3m + player and has the potential for more. He will have a solid, long career if he can stay healthy.
Sens could buy White out, spread out over 6 years, for less than Dadonov is owed next year. On top of that, White is back in the lineup & healthy. 7pts in 15 games since his return.
Have you watched the games though?! 5 of these 7 points have come on the PP, now he'll be off the 1PP since Batherson is back. These totals are deceiving at best. He's been poor and hasn't been a difference maker in any of the games. He hasn't created anything 5 on 5 in these 15 games and that really is just the way he usually plays.
He's soft on the puck and rarely wins puck battles, he's not fast, not good defensively, not a good shot, an average passer. He's really just riding the Mark Stone wave still but he looks like a 4rth liner 50% of the time. He was even a healthy scratch to begin last season in favour of the dead corpse of Artem Anisimov. He's effective around the net but that's indeed the only place where he can score from since he has a poor shot, poor checker, poor playmaking ability. He has confidence issues as well.
He can play C but shouldn't, he doesn't distribute the puck very well or carry the puck well either. From watching him every game since he's in the NHL, he's a 3rd line RW but he doesn't have a bottom 6 skillset. If I was GM of another team I would never consider trading for him unless it was as a cap dump. Always injured and always leaves you wanting more. He's been given a lot of opportunity since in Ottawa but he's just not delivering.
Best case scenario for Ottawa is to buy him out or otherwise to trade him to a team like Arizona who could potentially offer more playing time.
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