I hesitate to say that there was not a ton of progress because I think that paints a really

negative picture, but I think for the most part, my initial impressions of him were the really

good stuff about his game working super well.

Today, Charlie and I are joined by the managing editor of Broad Street Hockey and PHL--L-W-WIS, A-H-L correspondent.

It is Maddie Campbell.

How are you doing today, Maddie?

I'm great.

How are you?

Very, very well.

You know, we have been looking back at the season and projecting forward, and we thought,

you know, we've talked a ton about Year Check and Bump and Barky and all these guys,

but we didn't get to watch the majority of the season.

You covering the Phantoms did, so why not bring you in for your perspective, Maddie?

And I am looking forward to getting some of these answers.

And it really all starts with an article in the Inquirer where Jackie Spiegel got to sit down and talk to John Snowden a couple days ago, Phantom's head coach.

And reading that interview, it kind of made me rethink what I thought of the Phantom season, like just as an outside observer where I'm mostly

looking at the standings, checking box scores. And like, yeah, they didn't make the playoffs,

but Barky, bump, even Murchison got called up and looked pretty decent. They threw Oliver

Bonk into an elimination game. So the first year Phantoms coach must have done something right.

What was your take on year one of John Snowden?

Yeah, I think that's totally valid to look at it and be like, well, this team won around

last year and now they can't get back into the playoffs.

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