Even when Neal was at his worst this year he has had flashes where he's looked dangerous on the ice. He just needs some bounces to go his way now but it looks like he's doing things right. The quote also seems to indicate he is very self aware that the team playing well in spite of his performance is probably helping him avoid a lot of heat right now.
I'll give him the benefit of the doubt simply because the effort and skill appears to be there combined with some bad luck. It's a very stark contrast to Brouwer who absolutely killed offensive plays when he got the puck and didn't look dangerous unless they double shifted him against the Timbits players in the intermission.
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