However, Jeannot, who has a career high of 41 points, is one year younger, and has had much less overall consistency, was worth a a 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th(plus Foote), and was in essence allotted cap resources(if kept, which seems certain) that could have been used towards keeping either Killorn or Colton, yet Colton, who has a career high of 39 points and 2 less goals in a full season, warrants one early 2nd. Colton also is averaging around 20 goals and 35 points a year playing with less than top end talent and getting around 12 minutes a night.
Colton also never really had a top 6 shot in Tampa because of who was here ahead of him the last two years, so saying that he couldn't be a good addition to Tampa's, or anyone's top 6, is a.bit strange. Until we see what Colton signs for, it's hard to say in terms of how hamstrung Tampa was, but choosing to pay that acquisition cost for Jeannot and keeping him, thereby further limiting cap space for a better player in either Killorn or Colton, seems like a very bad decision.