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Originally Posted by ComixZone
Your view of an NHL roster is that of a fan that has cheered for bad teams, or still thinks it's the 1990s. 3rd, 4th line players can't be plugs/grinders/energy guys anymore. Top teams get production from lines 1-4. Phillips is a guy who can give us that.
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Phillips hasn't played a shift in the NHL, but he's going to give us scoring that is not there.
A big part of the game is playing physical and wearing teams down. This is what differentiates the good from the bad. Teams used to hate playing Calgary because they would leave bruised and drained regardless of the outcome. The team we have now is too small, too soft, and too easy to play against. We need more size and we need more physicality.
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Originally Posted by AustinL_NHL
Nowadays in the NHL, 3 scoring lines is very much a thing if you have the talent to do so.
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If you have the talent AND ability to play at the NHL level. Part of that ability is to handle the physical play of the game. Phillips has not proven he can do that. I don't think that we have the talent to surround him with on the third line to make him successful.
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If Phillips on the 3rd line gives you a great third scoring line, there's no problem with him being there. He'd still get solid time on the PP
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Define scoring or expected production. What is scoring from the third line? 1st line - 60+ points? 2nd line - 40+ points? 3rd line - ??? What is the expectation. Also, who is Phillips bumping from the lineup to get this playing time? Who is he especially bumping on the PP to get this "solid" time?