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Originally Posted by Textcritic
I think it makes sense. Phillips hasn't been the singularly dominant player in the AHL in previous seasons that he is right now; a call-up was never obvious. Last year the team was basically healthy from wire-to-wire, and so far this is what is happening now. Phillips won't be recalled unless there is an injury in the top nine. If that doesn't happen, then maybe he gets added to the roster after the TD.
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I agree and like Ruzicka you need him to get the call for a certain role. Injuries play a big part of who gets called. Ritchie gets hurt Phillips isn't getting the call, especially now that Ruzicka has filled out the top 9.
IMO when healthy it's Ruzicka vs Phillips and hard to argue they didn't pick the right guy. Maybe Dube is an option too or demote Dube to the 4th line and bench Lewis or Rooney but hard to say if Phillips is better than Dube and Dube is a regular on the PK so even though he isn't scoring he brings value in other roles.