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Originally Posted by Otto-matic
I don't think Kovalchuk would fare any better on Calgary's 3rd line. Probably producing the same as Neal who btw has been playing better for the past while.
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Kovalchuk's a little bit older but he's always been an elite skater, and has been an elite NHLer his whole career while Neal has been a top six complementary forward. I think Kovalchuk would absolutely fare better on our third line. This is a guy only seven years removed from carrying his team singlehandedly to the SCF, he's not a passenger even on a bad L.A. team. Neal has been playing better but I think Neal's ceiling is Kovy's floor at this point.