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Originally Posted by Lanny_McDonald
Sometimes you sign players knowing they are going to top out at the AHL level. There is no shame in being a great AHL player. It's like the triple A player in baseball who just can't catch up to a 90+ fastball, can't hit the curve, doesn't have the speed on the base paths, has a weak arm, or is weak at their defensive position. They may be dominant in the minors but just never have the right package to play in the majors. It's why guys kick around the minors well into their 30s. Phillips may just be one of those AHL scoring stars who doesn't have the package to play in the NHL or the team just knows his game won't translate.
Obviously from Scorps snippet from Treliving the team is in this camp. They are obviously looking at other players down on the farm and thinking who they can give a look to. Zahorna and Duehr seem to fit the description Treliving is floating. If there is a call-up, I think it's going to disappoint a lot of people.
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Not giving a guy like Phillips a shot with the big club when he's ripping up the AHL sends a
brutal message to all current and future prospects. It creates a stigma that the Calgary Flames are the organization where the careers of young prospects go to die. A place where you'll forever be in AHL purgatory no matter how well you play there.
Adam Fox refused to sign. Is Coronato next?