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Matty81 · 02-26-2019, 01:33 PM

I'd be pretty shocked if anybody in the league was willing to take on Neal. I like him and hope he picks it up, but the term, his age and his decline, even retained it seems like a tough sell. If he's not scoring he can't play in your top 6 and his defensive game isn't really good enough to kill penalties or play on checking lines. I think he could definitely chip in with a timely goal or two on a long playoff run if they flames are so lucky but I'm expecting that contract will eventually be bought out once they take a couple more years of punishment on it and the hit isn't too bad.

02-26-2019, 01:33 PM	#446
Matty81 Franchise Player Join Date: Oct 2008 Exp:	I'd be pretty shocked if anybody in the league was willing to take on Neal. I like him and hope he picks it up, but the term, his age and his decline, even retained it seems like a tough sell. If he's not scoring he can't play in your top 6 and his defensive game isn't really good enough to kill penalties or play on checking lines. I think he could definitely chip in with a timely goal or two on a long playoff run if they flames are so lucky but I'm expecting that contract will eventually be bought out once they take a couple more years of punishment on it and the hit isn't too bad.