Training Camp Hopeful #5: Colin McDonald

That's Colin McDonald getting himself into a really good position to make a play during a pre-season game. McDonald was part of the fateful 2003 entry draft and has not developed as hoped in the days since.McDonald has some nice things (size, a plus shot) and some things that hold him back (he doesn't really use his size, not enough base hits in that bat of his) and he's pretty old for a prospect (25 in one month).McDonald was one of three Falcons to score 10 goals or more a season ago, and as we'll discuss below things got better when Rob Daum took over as head coach.What NHL role could he eventually qualify for? Daum used him in a penalty killing role and he faced (according to JW's stuff) pretty stiff EV competition. So there might be something to build on, and he did score a little more under Daum (28gp, 5-7-12). Where could he find a job on the 09-10 roster? I'm not going to suggest he'll break camp with the big club but the depth chart isn't bur...