Neal blew himself up 3 times last night going for hits that he was a clearly to slow to execute, ended up missing his target completely but got all of the boards.
My issue with Neal is that it's effectively a shorthanded opportunity for the avs everytime Neal is on the ice because he is behind the play, often significantly, 90% of the time.
It really hurts the effectiveness of your line when you can get covered by double coverage with impunity because your linemate isn't even in the same zone as the puck.
I REALLY want Neal to find some success, but he is the worst 5-5 producer on the team this year and the playoffs is not the time to be gifting him icetime to get home going.
I don't mind him being on PP2 but keep his even strength minutes as low as you can. If you cant shelter him effectively without it hurting the other lines, put in someone who doesn't take that much babysitting.
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