To describe versatile forward Sean Collins, Capitals Coach Barry Trotz has gotten creative. After Sunday night’s preseason finale, Trotz said Collins wouldn’t “wow you as a sexy player or anything like that,” but was a pleasant surprise because of his consistency.
Collins found out that night he’d make the opening day roster, and when Trotz was asked about Collins two days later, his descriptions got more colorful.
“It’s the consistency factor, the getting the job done,” Trotz said. “He’s not a Ferrari; he’s one of those useful pickup trucks that get the job done. He’d probably do a commercial for a truck company.