It was valid. That he never got a chance here was an indictment of the last regime. With the last regime we'd have Trevor Lewis and Lucic instead of Zary and Pospisil too.Looks like all that crying from Flames fans was for nothing
No. He got a chance. He was terrible.It was valid. That he never got a chance here was an indictment of the last regime. With the last regime we'd have Trevor Lewis and Lucic instead of Zary and Pospisil too.
I wish he would have gotten more looks but there were also games where he would get absolutely manhandled and looked like a child playing amongst men. I can see why the coach would rather play some of the Caps' mediocre prospects over him, especially against bigger, more physical teams.Wish he got a longer leash in Washington, some of the players they were icing over him were pretty pedestrian.
What chance? He played a total of 23 minutes in the NHL for us. Such a bs opinion.No. He got a chance. He was terrible.
It was valid. That he never got a chance here was an indictment of the last regime. With the last regime we'd have Trevor Lewis and Lucic instead of Zary and Pospisil too.
What chance? He played a total of 23 minutes in the NHL for us. Such a bs opinion.
Yes in those 23 minutes... Listen to yourself. It's pretty clear you're a Sutter fan boy. Zary and Pospisil both suck too right? All young player are bad. Bring in more Lewis, Lucic, Ritchie right?Lucic was never staying no matter the coach. We were waiting out his contract and Sutter tried to give him a meaningful role. Sutter also liked Zary and kept him late in training camp. He also stopped playing Rooney but since he's not young it doesn't fit the Sutter hates young guys narrative.
And in those 23 minutes Sutter thought he wasn't good enough. He left for Washington and they decided after 27 games he wasn't good enough either.
Everyone wants Phillips to succeed so badly that they can't accept with the fact that he's not an NHL caliber player.
I like this kid. Small but works hard. I think NYR should be all over this with their crappy bottom 6.
Hope the Sharks claim him
Looks like all that crying from Flames fans was for nothing
No. He got a chance. He was terrible.
Yes in those 23 minutes... Listen to yourself. It's pretty clear you're a Sutter fan boy. Zary and Pospisil both suck too right? All young player are bad. Bring in more Lewis, Lucic, Ritchie right?
No, I'm saying 23 minutes over 3 seasons is not "gave someone a chance and they sucked."Well Sutter would've also saw him in practice and Wranglers games considering he would go watch some so while it was 23 minutes of NHL game time there was more to it than that. I never said Zary or Pospisil suck, I just said Sutter thought they weren't ready last training camp and neither did Huska because they didn't make the team out of camp this season either. You're not even arguing the point just reacting emotionally because someone doesn't agree with you.
Another project for Zito?
He played in Calgary for our AHL team, our organization had plenty of viewings of him and didn’t need time in the NHL to recognize he probably wasn’t an NHL talent. He is one of the shortest and lightest players in the NHL without anything special about his skating or strength. That is a disastrous combination unfortunately, even with all the skill and smarts he possesses. He’ll probably keep getting tried by a few NHL teams hoping his insane AHL offense translates, but he couldn’t crack it on the 3rd worst offense in the league, that’s not a great sign. His best chance will probably be on a rush heavy team that system creates the time and space for him, but personally I don’t like his chances.No, I'm saying 23 minutes over 3 seasons is not "gave someone a chance and they sucked."
Europe or the KHL could be a great career move for him. International sized ice is exactly what his game needs, and there’s more money to be made than in the AHL if he plays his cards right.Flames fans my entire adult life:
We have to stop bringing back these guys! We don’t need recycled players!
Flames fans in 2024:
We need to bring these guys back!
Tough break for Matty. He’s sort of in a weird spot where he’s not good enough to be a top 6 player in the NHL but isn’t physically gifted in the slightest to be a decent bottom 6 guy.
He could seriously carve out a tremendous AHL type career or Euro standout.