BOSTON, Mass. — Boston College will play Harvard in the Beanpot Consolation game once again this season. They’d like to be playing for the championship trophy, but it’s not like Boston College’s David Cotton doesn’t have anything to play for.

There will be no shortage of scouts in attendance, each getting a glance at the Carolina Hurricanes draft pick. 

The 6-foot-2, 201-pound centre, has 31 points in 25 games so far this season, well on his way to his best season ever in his senior campaign. He can be a solid goal scorer, and he’s already got 12 goals to show for his efforts on the year.

He has a playmaking ability too, though, and he’s starting to spread the wealth. That’s what leaders do; they let their play do the talking.

Last year he scored a goal in the consolation game, born of har