I'm salty I never got to see Phillips play. Went to the Wranglers in December just after he was called up and then saw the Flames couple days later where he sat in the press box.
Can't really speak on the player but this does speak to general bad asset management from the Flames. Maybe he isn't an NHLer but needed more time to prove it. Am reminded of my high school football tryouts when told if the coaches were deciding between a Senior and Junior, they'd pick the younger player every time because they had more potential. If a crappy high school coach can figure this out why can't the Flames?
Hopefully Conroy can reverse the trend of prioritising veteran intangibles over youth.
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