Come on, it hasn't even been 30 games yet into the 1st year of his contract. Talk about Chicken Little thinking. Has Neal been great? No. But let's have a little patience here. If management gave into every knee jerk reaction, Brodie would have been long gone after the bad couple of years he's had. I guess by end of next year and James Neal is averaging 10 goals a year, then I'll gladly give you the satisfaction of giving me a "I told you so!"
And to be perfectly honest, I'd rather not need to give up assets at the trade deadline for a rental. I'd rather sign one for free. Oh wait, we did that. I think his name was James something.
And if you think this will seriously mean not being able to sign Chucky, well, I guess I'm just a little more optimistic than you.
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