I think Phillips had a solid game but he certainly wasn't flashy. He made simple plays and didn't hurt the team at all. Made some nice passes, had a couple scoring chances. When you're playing your first meaningful NHL game on national TV in the centre of the universe, I think that's a job reasonably well done.
Zohorna has been strong. He's faster than I expected he'd be at this level. His line got crushed at 5v5 last night (Phillips' was the best) but I don't think it was his doing.
Both of them should remain in the lineup for the time being. You can't really make sweeping assessments on a sample this small. I don't think you can justify putting Lucic back in for either guy right now.
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