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Originally Posted by Mr.Coffee
Rooney Mackey and Zohorna started in the NHL and got shifted down. They are the opposite so very poor examples. Phillips was fine. DeSimone is your only legit example, I agree, didn’t show phenomenally. Phillips did nothing wrong, he could have been in the press box and you wouldn’t have noticed, why? Because he got 6 mins and extremely sheltered exposure because Sutter was more worried about his ego and being told to play him than he was interested in actually giving the kid a legit chance. Then media and publicity started to heat up and he made a ####ty comment one post game and voila, got spoken to more sternly and all of a sudden magically Pelletier is actually given a shot and- who would have thunk it- performs because he’s on a line with Huberdeau and Kadri. Like, come on now. Put Phillips 14-16 mins a night with Huberdeau and Kadri and you’ll see pretty much par for par the same metrics and performance.
Duerr, again, is on line 4 in a checking role in the NHL. The difference is most definitely not “HUGE”.
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Rooney, Mackey, and Zo are poor examples of players who struggled??? Rooney absolutely STUNK, Mackey has handled the puck like a grenade, and Zo would still be there if he played well enough. It doesn't matter if they started the year in the NHL, they are AHL-calibre until they earn a spot.