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Originally Posted by Beninho
Well I can’t comment on the games you’ve seen him in, this season I felt he had a big development year. Seemed a lot stronger on the puck and faster in my viewings (went to around 15 games this year). Phillips has a certain dynamic element about him that got fans off their seats in pretty much every game I went to. He has a really quick shot and super soft hands around the net. His puck handling is not quite Johnny level but is still quite good and his hockey sense in the offensive zone seems to be high. He was used on the PK all year and does not play just in the offensive zone but he works hard in all 3 zones.
Obviously none of this matters until he proves he can do it playing vs men but I have a high confidence he will make the NHL at some point. He outplayed many higher end prospects throughout the last 2-3 seasons.
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Thanks - appreciate the input from someone who actually sees the kid play regularly.
I could see a trajectory similar to Brendan Leipsic, where he takes a bit longer to reach the NHL but fairly quickly figures out how to rack up the points in the A.