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Originally Posted by TheIronMaiden
It should not matter about the context. An NHLer needs to be the best player they can be every shift. Johnny was never in those shoes because he was the best player he could be in every situation, he went from college to driving the play and never looked back. Phillips will never be that good, which is fine, but he still needs to bring it consistently no matter the pressure.
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Except context has significant effect? Hockey is a game of confidence, you do not come in as a call up and play with the same confidence you just did in the minors in your first game. You can say all you want about NHLer needs to do this and that but the reality is that he is human first, and taking in context matters.
Phillips played a great game, my comment was more directed towards people who wanted to see more from him, which is stupid considering it is his first game and his focus was to have a good simple game