Neal has been playing pretty solid hockey since the Christmas break. He's back to being close to contributing at the rate we expected him to be (5 points in his last 11 games - .455 ppg).
His last two seasons were 41 points in 70 games (.585 ppg) and 44 points in 71 games (.619 ppg).
One thing we have to keep in mind is that Neal was generally a PP1 player and played higher up the line-up. I think we'll get a motivated player that delivers at a .5 ppg rate for the remainder of the season - and I'd think that would be more than acceptable given his spot on the depth chart.
It's cool to have depth. I love Neal. Every time he talks, he just sounds like a veteran that knows how to win - and we're winning.
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