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Originally Posted by Naitix
Sure, he will be expected to play the same way as other forwards when away from the puck, but once you have the puck on your stick in the offensive zone, it will be all up to him what he decides to do with it. There is absolutely no reason not to give him a chance in the top 6, what are you worried about? Breaking up the lines that can barely get any high danger shots on net? Being worse defensively when we already give up great chances every game and need to get bailed out by our goalies? If Phillips comes into the top 6 for a small number of games sure there is a chance it won't work but it's not like we are a top team, we are barely in the playoffs. It does not hurt to try different players
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I am not worried about anything. If they want to give Phillips a go, that is fine by me. In fact, I welcome it.
I am simply saying that your expectations are unreasonable. You are holding real NHL players accountable for the fact that Sutter has them playing a certain way. They are not all dumping it in because they aren't creative, they are dumping it in because they are being told to.
If you put Dube or Coleman in the AHL, they will instantly be among the best players in the league - they are too good for that league. I am not saying Phillips isn't good enough, I am challenging your assertion that Phillips is better than them.