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Originally Posted by Azure
Did Phillips not do that?
Like I get that Pelletier handled it well, and has made the most of his opportunity, but first one has to be given the opportunity...
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Nothing was "given" to Pelletier. Phillips did not earn the opportunity and Pelletier did. They both started in the same place on the roster.
I think some folks are viewing Phillips' AHL success as a pre-cursor to what his NHL success will be. The truth is there are very very few 24 year olds (even with Phillips' numbers) that move from the AHL to the NHL and succeed.