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Originally Posted by Bingo
As I said ... all comes down to Neal and his season. If this is it, you'd have a point. If he bounces back it would be a bad gamble on a 36 year old that is sure to decline.
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Kovy is signed until age 37 and has never not been a far superior player to James Neal, who is signed until age 35 himself, which includes an additional two years of team commitment.
You can say what you want about Neal the person wanting to be here* and Kovalchuk the husband preferring Los Angeles, but in a vacuum, the risk with Neal is far greater, and always was even in the offseason with Neal coming off a 25 goal season and Kovalchuk coming from the KHL.
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not that Neal picked Calgary for any reason other than $$$