[Monahammer]

Originally Posted by ComixZone

Yeah, Neal is going nowhere. Also, Neal shouldn't go anywhere. We signed him to help change the culture, help build a winning culture, and produce offensively.

Oct-Dec, the produce offensively part was a huge failure.

Since January 1st though, Neal has produced at a .5PPG clip (well, 7 points in 15 games) while playing on the 3rd line thanks to the greatly improved team depth.

Oh, and the Flames are 1st in the Western Conference. To me, a lot of the negativity directed towards Neal is outdated analysis and missing the point as to why we signed him in the first place. It hasn't been a perfect start for him personally, but it has been nearly perfect for the team as a whole.

Even with the "eye test", night in and night out neal is much better than brouwer was in the same role.