It would be peak Flames to never give Phillips a shot, spend assets to bring in a player at the trade deadline, the deadline acquisition completely busts, the Flames bow out in round 1 or 2, Phillips walks in the summer to another team, and has success on that team for the next several seasons while the Flames continue to flounder in mediocrity, Coronato refuses to sign, and several Flames top prospects demand trades out of town.
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