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Originally Posted by Wastedyouth
Gawdin isn't a small guy.
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The knock on Gawdin is his skating and keeping up to the speed of the game. He needs to be exceptional in his other gifts to make up for this weaknesses in others.
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And Phillips isn't soft.
In my opinion.
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That video of Phillips laying a big hit on an unsuspecting player has done more damage than benefit to him IMO. Now people think he plays with this "edge" which isn't his game. There is a big difference between the AHL and NHL in how playing style translates. Phillips size and lack of physicality is going to hurt. He's going to get rag-dolled in the corners and have to fight through much bigger, faster, and stringer players. The NHL is just a different game, and the last time we saw him (camp) he was not prepared for the NHL.
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Both of them are excelling as well as Mangiapane and Dube were in the AHL, if not better.
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How so? Both Mangipagne and Dube were way better prospects and complete players in the AHL. Points only tell half the story about a player. And make no mistake, this year's Heat are just a way better team than last year's Heat.
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And their probabilities this year are quite high, like Mangiapane and Dube.
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I disagree. I don't think they get anything more than a cup of coffee this season, at best, as they don't fit in the current make up of the team. I doubt they get a serious look until next training camp, and only if certain players shake out of the lineup. Who comes out if the lineup in favor of either Phillips or Gawdin?