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Originally Posted by Sofa GM
...Phillips. Everyone always compares him to other small guys such as Yamamoto or Caufield, but he isn’t in that class. He isn’t strong enough on this skates relative to those other guys so probably won’t be able to transition to the NHL. These are a group of career AHLers, let’s accept that and quit putting them on pedestals like they are the next group of saviours.
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Probably right, I mean since most players don't make the transition it's a pretty easy one. The curious thing is the one attribute you bring up with Phillips, is probably one where he's better than the comparable players you mentioned. Pretty easy assumption(which it sounds like it is) to say they aren't going to be stars.
Anyway, I just got the impression people would just like to see them before throwing them away, not expecting stars out of them.