Gottta go with Phillips.
He plays a surprisingly gritty and direct to the net kind of game. He reminds me a bit of Paul Byron. Points wise, he's been better every year. Heck, the last 4 years he's been above a PPG every year. Even in his one game in the AHL last year he had a point.
I am really curious to see how he does with a full season in the AHL. With the game shifting every year to being faster and more skilled, I'm glad we have guys like him around instead of more Riley Bruce type picks. He is still a longshot, but he's a longshot that I can get excited about.
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