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Originally Posted by boogerz
Phillips was injured at the start of AHL playoffs and when he was healthy enough to play, he was probably and unfortunately just the odd man out. Phillips isn't a bottom six player and the Bears top six was already full of small players in the 5'7'' to 5'10'' range that played the entire season Bears season. Hard to blame Nelson for sticking with the players that were are familiar to him, had existing chemistry, and were winning games on a successful playoff run.
It's ironic that Phillips ditched the Flames for the Caps when he would have had so much more opportunity on the Flames and Wranglers this season.
Should be interesting to see where he lands next. If I were him, I'd be targeting the KHL or Swiss league...do the European "grind" for a decade and still retire with enough money to last his lifetime.
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I'm not so sure. He had a ton of opportunity in the NHL this year, 31 games.