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Originally Posted by TheScorpion
Phillips blocked three shots, too ... ultimately I think there are mainly positives to take away from the game, I think they stayed in it pretty well despite some unfavourable travel circumstances. Would like to see Milano get a contract.
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Phillips was a force in the third period and should have had a goal. Ironically, if he was bigger he would have had the reach to likely cash in. What is going to hurt is the play in the first two periods. It was his man and the poor gap control that led directly to the first goals. The second goal was a shorty where he showed no hustle in getting back. The only player he beat back into the Flames zone before the puck went into the net was Dube, who turned it over at the blueline and was engaged in a check. Those little things are what the coaches are going to look for in the film and it's not going to play out well. But that third period was way better and may earn him another looksee.