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Originally Posted by Bingo
Any decision on Neal has to come down to one single evaluation.
Is this James Neal version here to stay, or has a guy shooting at 30% of his normal career shooting percentage having an inexplicably bad (unlucky) year?
If it's the former than Kovalchuk would be a minor upgrade if you ignore all intangibles, and has a shorter contract.
If it's the latter you're selling on a down season and probably getting the lesser player for the next two years.
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Kovalchuk has never and will never be a lesser player than James Neal.