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Originally Posted by Lanny_McDonald
Disagree with this. Don't see Phillips as an NHL player. To me this is Conroy hedging a bet because the last thing the organization needs is to have a prospect that was treated poorly by Sutter go out and make even a modicum of noise with another team. They would be better off having Phillips come to camp and prove he isn't a player than allow him to go elsewhere and possibly earn a 13th player role on an NHL roster. That would be perceived as another failure and an embarrassment for the organization that is really taking a beating in the media. I seriously doubt Phillips improves the team in any way, but he does have potential to have the likes of Francis droning on non-stop about one that got away. The team doesn't need any further scrutiny in how they handle players.
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Is your only knock against Phillips his size?
Because there are plenty of small players succeeding in the NHL now. Another thing the Flames need to move away from is only acquiring players that are "hard to play against". The Flames have been absolutely destroyed in important games season after season, because they've been unable to keep up with the opposing teams' skill and speed. The flames need to get faster, more mobile, and more skilled.
Could Phillips be a flip? Absolutely. But not giving him a chance, after what he's accomplished in the AHL, is insane.
Let's be generous to your argument and say Phillips has about a 20% chance of working out. That's about the same odds as a 2nd round pick. Maybe the Flames should just throw away all their picks outside the first round too?