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TheScorpion · 12-03-2022, 04:59 PM

Yeah, for all the talk about every NHL player being a scorer in the AHL, I'm not convinced Rooney would be

Edit: Yeah uh. When Rooney was one year older than Phillips is now, he had one goal in 38 AHL games. He never even surpassed 0.5 points per game at that level. And at the NHL level, he's never been anything more than a replacement-level contributor at the very best.

I daresay there are more than a few guys in the NHL who would be marginal AHL players. The notion that everyone in the NHL would be capable of tearing up the A (and that the worst players in the NHL are just worlds better than the best ones in the A) is one I just don't buy.

12-03-2022, 04:59 PM	#364
TheScorpion First round-bust Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: speculating about AHL players Exp:	Yeah, for all the talk about every NHL player being a scorer in the AHL, I'm not convinced Rooney would be Edit: Yeah uh. When Rooney was one year older than Phillips is now, he had one goal in 38 AHL games. He never even surpassed 0.5 points per game at that level. And at the NHL level, he's never been anything more than a replacement-level contributor at the very best. I daresay there are more than a few guys in the NHL who would be marginal AHL players. The notion that everyone in the NHL would be capable of tearing up the A (and that the worst players in the NHL are just worlds better than the best ones in the A) is one I just don't buy. __________________ Host of the FlamesNation Warmies and Afterburner shows. 2026 World Junior Pool Champion Last edited by TheScorpion; 12-03-2022 at 05:21 PM.