I dunno, I’m not as pessimistic. I think Phillips will force the brasses hands at some point and a chance will present itself whether that be through injury or through promotion. With the Wranglers being in Calgary and Phillips most likely picking up where he left off it might be harder to ignore a Calgary kid making a push; I think too Phillips is every bit a Sutter player as anyone, he plays a determined game, isn’t afraid to go to the dirty areas once in the ozone and is a constant puck hound imploring the checking style Sutter loves with relative success. Yes he’s diminutive but he plays bigger than his size indicates and he’s been a consummate professional in his time here. Competition is deep there’s no doubts about but I’m still confident of Phillips abilities and he’s proven the doubters wrong time and again, here’s to one last time!
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