[News] Flames recall Phillips

[tony-soprano]

Originally Posted by Mass_nerder

Hopefully they put him in a position to succeed, but I suspect he's going to be in tough playing on the 4th line with Lucic and Lewis.
Fingers crossed he has enough energy and skill to overcome!

If Gaudreau tries to bully him, Lucic can step in.

[Bingo]

Originally Posted by Paulie Walnuts

Don't forget Lucic 5:16 who is probably the worst player of the bunch.

I would rather sit him and put Phillips in.

I've always had it as ...

Lewis
Lucic
Ritchie
Rooney

as an order.

That Rooney break out play in the opposition zone was damning.

[ben voyonsdonc]

Originally Posted by Calgary4LIfe

Hope they start him against Gaudreau, and out-duels him. That would be glorious. Or fights him. I am ok with that too, and I am not in the camp that Gaudreau screwed over the Flames. It would just be something to see.

Charlie Simmer down your expectations a little.

[Monahammer]

I am very excited about this move, and hope that Phillips shows us what he's capable of. I agree with the a few comments; it will be hard for him to find success if he's left on the 4th line.

Unlikely Sutter goes for it, but IMO he fits best on the top line with Huby-lindy.

I think the top 6 could still use some shuffling. 4 of the goals in the last 2 games have been powerplay, not result of strong 5v5 play by these lines.

[Lanny_McDonald]

It will be interesting to see what the lines look like. Are the Wranglers in town? Will Phillips be able to join practice today?

[Enoch Root]

Originally Posted by topfiverecords

Even if he doesn’t play it’s good for his bank account. That’s another reason we sometimes see call ups not play. The NHL cheque is a reward.

Makes about $5,300/wk with the Wranglers, over $28k/wk with the Flames

Even one week is a nice bonus

[Bingo]

Originally Posted by Monahammer

I am very excited about this move, and hope that Phillips shows us what he's capable of. I agree with the a few comments; it will be hard for him to find success if he's left on the 4th line.

Unlikely Sutter goes for it, but IMO he fits best on the top line with Huby-lindy.

Flames are clicking in the top nine though ... which winger do you demote?

Toffoli
Huberdeau
Mangiapane
Dube
Coleman
Ruzicka

all noticeably better.

[Bingo]

Originally Posted by Lanny_McDonald

It will be interesting to see what the lines look like. Are the Wranglers in town? Will Phillips be able to join practice today?

I'd imagine it's flight day.

[Naitix]

The only line that I like at 5v5 that should not be touched is the Backlund line, the rest can be improved. So, I hope Phillips gets to play in the top 9 before the time runs out.

I think he will play 1-2 games on the 4th line and then get a shot in the top 9

[Burning Beard]

Originally Posted by Tacoman

For all the heat the Ol’ Rancher has taken for not giving young/small players a chance, you have to admit that there’s a massive amount of method behind the madness. Call a young local kid up while the team is in disarray and the fans are going nuts? Not very fair to the call up. Bring him in when we’ve won 4 of 5 and you’re heading out of town? Far more likely to succeed and far less pressure. In Sutter we still trust.

Post of the day!

[Enoch Root]

Originally Posted by Lanny_McDonald

It will be interesting to see what the lines look like. Are the Wranglers in town? Will Phillips be able to join practice today?

Flames are on a plane to CBJ today

[Paulie Walnuts]

Originally Posted by Bingo

I've always had it as ...

Lewis
Lucic
Ritchie
Rooney

as an order.

That Rooney break out play in the opposition zone was damning.

Ahh yes forgot about Rooney.

Not sure what they saw in him to waste a roster spot and cap space on.

Lewis
Ritchie
Lucic
Rooney

Rooney and Lucic are almost in a dead heat for being the most useless.

[_Q_]

Obviously Phillips has been doing well in the AHL, but I don't follow the Wranglers at all. For those who do, what type of player can we expect from him? Is he more like a Gaudreau/Marner type or more Mangiapane style? Or is he his own thing and what does that look like?

[Mass_nerder]

Originally Posted by tony-soprano

If Gaudreau tries to bully him, Lucic can step in.

I'm not a huge fan of fighting in hockey, but I would love to see Johnny vs Phillips. Lucic can take a break tonight.

[topfiverecords]

Originally Posted by Enoch Root

Flames are on a plane to CBJ today

The aisle is enough space for Phillips to practice.

[Khel]

Darn, got tickets to the Wranglers on Friday, was looking forward to watching him play!

A well earned call up!!

[getbak]

Originally Posted by Lanny_McDonald

It will be interesting to see what the lines look like. Are the Wranglers in town? Will Phillips be able to join practice today?

Since they play tomorrow night in a city that's so far east that it's almost in Philadelphia, I assume they're flying out early today and not practicing.

[wretched34]

If there's one thing we should know by now as Flames fans, it's the best place for Phillips to see success early is beside Backlund.

Ruzicka-Backlund-Phillips as a line playing 16-18 minutes would be awesome.

[Enoch Root]

Not to be a Debbie Downer, but no practice today, game tomorrow, game Saturday, no practice Sunday, game Monday

Don't be surprised if he doesn't play

[Naitix]

Originally Posted by Bingo

Flames are clicking in the top nine though ... which winger do you demote?

Toffoli
Huberdeau
Mangiapane
Dube
Coleman
Ruzicka

all noticeably better.

I agree that the flames are playing better but I do not think it has to do with line composition, more with players getting into the season. Lindholm line is not great a 5v5, Kadri does not seem to pass to Dube and Mang much, I do like the Backlund line though.

It is such a hard decision to figure out who to demote, I think all of Flames top 9 players should be top 9 players on any NHL team, but I think Phillips would be intriguing with Huberdeau so somebody needs to be demoted to try that.