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Originally Posted by blankall
Of course everyone knew Phillips was a bit of a long shot. Just because a prospect probably won't work, doesn't mean the organization shouldn't give them any kind of chance. Most draft picks and prospects don't work out.
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Most people weren't dead set that Phillips was going to be a guaranteed star (although people were hopeful), it was just that you wanted to see him get a chance to show one way or another over a guy like Brad Richardson, Tyler Pitlick, Ryan Carpenter, Nick Ritchie, Brett Ritchie, or Radim Zohorna over the past two seasons.
People just wished the organization gave him more than the 2 games he got over those two seasons, over the 151 games those other names combined for other the 21-22 and 22-23 seasons.
It's also why lots of people are praising what the Flames are doing this season...giving guys like Zary, Pospsisil, Solovoyov, Kuznetsov, etc chances to come up and have a look instead of the veteran re-treads.