[News] Phillips named AHL player of the month for November

[Erick Estrada]

Francis on 960 saying it's not going to happen for this guy under Darryl Sutter. I think he's right.

[Funkhouser]

If it doesn't happen as a result of Sutter, I will lose a lot of respect for him. It destabilizes the whole culture of development.

[Kasi]

Hopefully Sutter hears Francis and does it just to spite him. But yeah Sutter and Trev with how they’re handling the minor league call ups and auditions now are doing damage to the organization and it’s rep for player development.

[FBI]

Originally Posted by Erick Estrada

Francis on 960 saying it's not going to happen for this guy under Darryl Sutter. I think he's right.

Let’s say he was 30 games, 25 goals 25 assists.

Nope too small!

[getbak]

Nothing Darryl likes more than making Francis look like an idiot.

Smart move, Eric. The old reverse psychology.

[Toonage]

Going back to the "we'll make room for you" comment that Tre says. Its kind of funny that there is room cap wise, there is room roster wise, and this guy is literally the smallest person they could call up who takes up the least amount of space. There is room in every conceivable way for this guy.

And yet...

[Monahammer]

Maybe Sutter's obtuse line combinations, refusal to call up the best player in the NHL, and insitance upon dump and chase is all a 4d chess play to make the team a true underdog?

I'm almost out of optimism though. The last few games have been an absolute challenge to watch. I got to watch a game, mid afternoon, drunk, on MY BIRTHDAY, and I loathed it. That was not a cool experience lol.

[Naitix]

If Phillips does not get a fair shot by the end of the year, it will be a massive organizational failure. I am not sure what the Flames were expecting when they drafted him, if even him being one of the best in the AHL is not enough to get called up. I bet he gets at least an 5-8 game audition, but I hope that will be around the 1/3 season mark and not in the last 5 games of the season.

[Yamer]

https://twitter.com/user/status/1597384237451444225

[Ashasx]

darren fueling the fire

[nik-]

Originally Posted by Funkhouser

If it doesn't happen as a result of Sutter, I will lose a lot of respect for him. It destabilizes the whole culture of development.

Is there a culture of development?

[Major Major]

Originally Posted by Yamer

https://twitter.com/user/status/1597384237451444225

And who was the coach?? You guessed it. SUTTER

(insert twilight zone music)

[Samonadreau]

Originally Posted by Major Major

And who was the coach?? You guessed it. SUTTER

(insert twilight zone music)

I dont think Sutter was with Flames yet. He joined 2 years later

[Yamer]

Originally Posted by Samonadreau

I dont think Sutter was with Flames yet. He joined 2 years later

It was Brian Sutter.

[boogerz]

Originally Posted by Samonadreau

I dont think Sutter was with Flames yet. He joined 2 years later

Brian Sutter was the coach at the time

[Buff]

Originally Posted by Major Major

And who was the coach?? You guessed it. SUTTER

(insert twilight zone music)

BRIAN Sutter, not Darryl

[bax]

People aren’t going to like this, but to be honest I don’t even think Phillips would be my first call up if the Flames ran into some injury issues. I’m not saying he doesn’t deserve a shot somewhere, but just thinking long term I think it’s more important for the organization to get Pelletier or Zary some reps in.

People are pointing to Dube, Mangiapane, Andersson, and Kylington performing great in the AHL and getting the call, but the fact is they all hit that level when they were anywhere from 3-5 years younger than Phillips is now. That’s a huge factor when projecting players. Pelletier and Zary are much much more promising prospects than Phillips.

Again, this isn’t a knock on Phillips. I want him to succeed, but I have hard time seeing it happen here. I think his best bet is to sign with a rebuilding team and try to carve out a role. I think best case scenario he could still become a Dube level forward. Realistically though he is probably more of a Czarnik type.

Would love to be proved wrong though.

[FanIn80]

Originally Posted by Yamer

https://twitter.com/user/status/1597384237451444225

First guy also scored the OT winner against us in Game 6.

[Erick Estrada]

Originally Posted by getbak

Nothing Darryl likes more than making Francis look like an idiot.

Smart move, Eric. The old reverse psychology.

That's what I was thinking. Since Francis said it's not going to happen, it's likely going to happen.

[Tacoman]

Originally Posted by FanIn80

First guy also scored the OT winner against us in Game 6.

Nope. Game was already over.