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Originally Posted by MolsonInBothHands
With hindsight, it's hard to argue what you say about Raymond and Brouwer. However, most people thought Neale would be the one on the first line and few, if any predicted the Lindholm explosion.
With the team playing as well as it is right now, the team has the luxury of not relying on Neale to be a game changer. Depth is a luxury, and we have it. Enjoy it.
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I do think Neal is different from Raymond and Brouwer - even though it's not clicking for him yet, I don't think he looks like someone who's forgotten how to play the game. I think he's a guy on his third team in three years, and he's struggling to find a fit. I also think most free agents try to earn their whole deal in October, and fizzle in their first year.
July 1 is unquestionably Treliving's biggest weakness, in my view. He cost himself $7+M between Brouwer and Neal, and had he signed replacement level AHL all stars, they would've had similar or better production.