My brother only learned to play hockey as a an adult, somehow found himself in a game with touring NHL alumni, and got 10+ assists in the game as a defenseman because he shared some chew with Hawerchuk in the dressing room, and was then instructed "just get the puck in my vicinity and I'll do the rest" (paraphrased).
So yeah, I'm sure Phillips can pick up some points on the ice with Backstrom and Ovechkin in the preseason.
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