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Originally Posted by TheScorpion
I agree and disagree with you. His skating is just bizarre and his positioning confuses me too. But he's 7th on the team in shots and has the 4th-worst PDO among regulars. He's doing poorly but he should be doing at least somewhat better. I'm willing to give him time as long as the team does well.
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My thoughts on Neal:
His shot appears to be weaker than I remember thinking it was when he was with other teams
I agree with you on his positioning, he seems to be off on his timing and when he skates to the scoring areas (for him traditionally, near the crease.
His skating wasn't ever going to be super strong with the flames but it appears he lost more than a step this season
Worried about a knee injury, how many times in any pro sport has a guy come back stronger and faster after a knee injury? I'd say you could argue Adrian Peterson when he blew out his acl but that might be it.
Hopefully Neal figures out where he can score from, and gets his timing and positioning going a bit better, because we need him down the stretch here big time.