I agree with Bingo. I’m a massive Phillips fan, trained with him from before he was even drafted by the flames, and want him to get a shot more than anyone. But I think a top 9er needs to get injured before it’s worth calling him up. I wouldn’t put him in the lineup over Huberdeau, Lindholm, Kadri, Toffoli, Mangiapane, Backlund, Coleman or Dube. And Ruzicka has been performing well so I’d rather him in the lineup for now at least. And I think it makes the most sense for the 4th line to be Lucic/Lewis/Rooney/Ritchie type guys.
However, if someone in the top 9 is injured, Phillips 10000% deserves the call and I would be very upset with management/coaching if lucic/Lewis/Rooney/ritchie got promoted before a Phillips call up
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