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Originally Posted by Lanny_McDonald
Text, I question your recollections as much as I question Bingo's stats.
Matthew Phillips played a grand total of 12:23 of even strength hockey for the Flames last year. A total of 5:41 on the PP. He played 9:21 (1:34 of PP time) in 5-4 loss to the Leafs on December 10th (generating 1 shot on goal) and then 8:43 (4:07 of PP time) in a 2-1 loss to the Canadiens on the 12th (taking a penalty and going goose egg across the board).
Hard to generate such gaudy stats and make such an impact to someone's recollection of the game when a player was hardly on the ice.
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So you're saying the sample size is too small and he didn't get enough opportunity to actually generate a decision one way or another.
Because when I read "A player was hardly on the ice" that is what my mind immediately jumps to, and really has been the issue the whole time.
Whether you think the player can be an NHL player or not...it undisputable that he was never rewarded for his strong AHL play with an real and extended opportunity at the NHL level.