Chris Phillips made his way to the Canadian War Museum Wednesday to get a glimpse of the two bids for a new downtown arena at LeBreton Flats.
At this point, the well-respected alternate captain would just welcome the opportunity to get a chance to play at the Canadian Tire Centre again this season. Though the 37-year-old Phillips isn’t ready to throw in the towel on this year or his career, he admitted he’s facing long odds to play this season.
Stopping short of saying he’d need a miracle recovery from the cracked vertebrae that he suffered during training last summer and has kept him out all season, The Big Rig confirmed he hasn’t been skating much and would need a dramatic turnaround to pull on his No.