Over the past 7 months it seems like most Ottawa Senators fans have forgotten that Chris Phillips is actually still under contract with the team for one more season. He was mysteriously “injured” during most of the second half of the season, and non-coincidentally the defense and team looked better overall. They didn’t play better just because Phillips was out of the lineup, but it certainly helped as he is at the stage of his career where is he a liability on the ice.
He played only 36 games last year with a measly 3 assists and he turned 37 a couple of months ago.