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Originally Posted by TheScorpion
Klapka was really impressive during the scrimmage.
Also, re: Phillips' AHL numbers being pedestrian ... he was the top-scoring U24 player in the league last season. All the guys ahead of him were in their late 20s, whereas he was 23 throughout the regular season and turned 24 at the start of the playoffs. What's been pedestrian have been his showings in past camps. He's never been able to distance himself from the pack in the slightest.
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"His AHL numbers are fairly pedestrian for what he brings away from the puck."
Is what I said. If Phillips was a PK beast, or a power forward than his numbers would be excellent. That said, Phillips, from what I can tell is an offensive specialist. With that in mind his AHL numbers are fine, and should give him a decent shot at a roster spot. But there are a few things to keep in mind, Phillips played on a power house team where he was older than most of his peers, Phillips is a career minus in the AHL, and AHL success and NHL Success are not 1 to 1.
Far be it from me to predict he wont make the team, I just think the Gaudreau comparisons are crazy. I think the Czarnik comparable is fair. Czarnik at 24 had the almost exact same stat line as Phillips in the AHL before being traded to the Flames.