^ Agreed
James Neal isn't a concern so far as next year's cap goes. He wouldn't have been signed for as long as he was at the price he was if that were a concern moving forward.
Stone & Frolik will be moved out. Tkachuk will be signed and goalies will be secured. All with Neal still on the team.
My concern about Neal, as dumb as it sounds, was his happiness. I wasn't sure he really wanted to be here, and when he didn't get the line assignments he was expecting I wondered if that soured him.
Having heard him speak on the subject, I don't think that anymore.
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