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Originally Posted by TheScorpion
It's "falling in love with a player" to say a guy who has led the Stockton Heat in scoring over the past two seasons and is currently one of just two U24 players in the league's top 10 scorers is one of the best players in the AHL?
The only reason I've advocated for Phillips for so long is because the Flames have been hellbent against giving him even one meaningful look despite his outstanding production and play. If they'd tried him and he didn't work out, the outlook would be very different.
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Phillips had a long look in training camp and pre season and did nothing with it. That is why he isn't getting another look. He is 23, that was his chance to prove he is ready to perform at an NHL level. In those games he wasn't even pedestrian, he was bad most of the time. If he were an NHLer he would have proved it when he got his chance.