tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6422944892527683969.post1796519832864112448..comments2023-10-13T03:04:59.079-06:00Comments on Flames From 80 Feet: Pro Hockey Debut: Little Matthew Phillips Making a Big Impression in StocktonDarren Hayneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18313656680741630135noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6422944892527683969.post-50561062863624733732017-04-27T12:06:46.580-06:002017-04-27T12:06:46.580-06:00No worries Darren! Does he have a shot at team Can...No worries Darren! Does he have a shot at team Canada for the WJC?Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14820627497913971661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6422944892527683969.post-26922057744631235092017-04-27T08:17:36.222-06:002017-04-27T08:17:36.222-06:00Agreed it is a very steep climb, but now it seems ...Agreed it is a very steep climb, but now it seems like more and more smaller players are making the NHL cause it is turning into a speed game. I agree soon this guy will be tearing it up in the AHL. I would love to see him in the NHL, I think it could happen, but like you said it would be a very, very steep climbJoel Mannnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6422944892527683969.post-21174097533871441522017-04-26T17:35:37.710-06:002017-04-26T17:35:37.710-06:00He will be a great player in the future, I'm j...He will be a great player in the future, I'm just not convinced it will be in the NHL. He is small. Johnny Gaudreau would tower over him. He'll entertain and wow fans for a few years in the AHL but will he make it to the NHL? I sure hope so, I love the underdog, undersized, feel-good story. But getting to that top level is going to be a steep, steep climb.Darren Hayneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18313656680741630135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6422944892527683969.post-39233949193774566162017-04-26T17:34:14.269-06:002017-04-26T17:34:14.269-06:00Total typo, thank you for catching that. He just t...Total typo, thank you for catching that. He just turned 19, not 20. That's my error entirely. Sorry to mislead and confuse.Darren Hayneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18313656680741630135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6422944892527683969.post-65306705448981006522017-04-26T17:17:01.797-06:002017-04-26T17:17:01.797-06:00So if he is 20 is he considered an overage player ...So if he is 20 is he considered an overage player in the WHL for the 2017-18 season? If he is an overage player why wouldn't he be eligible for the AHL?Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14820627497913971661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6422944892527683969.post-48780786371531983572017-04-26T16:08:11.241-06:002017-04-26T16:08:11.241-06:00so excited for this kid, he will be a good player ...so excited for this kid, he will be a good player in the futureJoel Mannnoreply@blogger.com