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Old 01-11-2022, 04:26 PM   #7
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I think his point holds for Pelletier.

He's 20 years old, has only played 29 pro games, and isn't the biggest guy...he can stay in the AHL still.

But it doesn't hold water for any of:

Ruzicka: 95 AHL Games, 0.67 PPG in the AHL, 8 NHL GP
Phillips: 160 AHL Games, 0.75 PPG in the AHL, 1 NHL GP
Gawdin: 166 AHL Games, 0.75 PPG in the AHL, 9 NHL GP

All three of those guys have deserved more of an NHL look at this point. If anything Ruzicka has gotten the longest look this year, while he's probably the least deserving of the three to actually get a look. But he's big so he get's a longer look.

Gawdin didn't blow the doors off in his 2 games this year, but he looked better than Richardson and Pitlick IMO.

Phillips is really the one that deserves a look to be honest. While he's very undersized, he has the biggest potential to be an actual offensive driver at the next level.

The undersized comment is annoying to be honest, our best forward this year is undersized. I would take another Gaudreau or Mangiapane on this team in a heart beat, even if they are small. And isn't that why we have the size in our bottom 6.

Lucic-Dube-Phillips....wouldn't that be the perfect scenario to be able to give an undersized guy like Phillips a look. Playing with Lucic and Dube in a more sheltered role.

Gaudreau - Lindholm - Tkachuk
Mangiapane - Backlund - Coleman
Lucic - Dube - Phillips
Monahan + two of Lewis, Pitlick, Ritchie

Richardson get's waived...that feels like something that's worth a shot to me.

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