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Originally Posted by Kovaz
This is a huge deal for this contract IMO. With Seattle likely joining the league in two years, he could be a good player to leave unprotected. Especially if he scores 25+ goals each of the next 2 seasons, he'd be real tempting for the Seattle GM to try to recreate some Vegas magic, and we'd get out of a contract that could be ugly in the last year or 2.
That said, even if there were no expansion I like the deal. The #1 thing worrying me about the Hamilton trade was shipping out two of the best shots on a team that already lacks shooting talent, and adding Neal goes a long way to remedying that. A player who has a skillset you're lacking elsewhere in your lineup is even more valuable than they would be in a vacuum.
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Maybe that's why Giordano said that he is working on his shot this offseason.
He does his usual preparations anyway but picks one aspect of his game to focus on each season. It would help the team a lot if he could improve in that area.