So I went back and found a clip of Neal last night that illustrates his skating performance this season.
Play starts with 8:05 remaining in the 3rd period. Neal to his credit hustles back and “catches” Nieto, although he reaches out and grabs him twice with his free arm which was an obvious hold and a stupid thing to try when the refs are behaving as they are.
Neal, playing RW, then takes one of the most over the top float around glides I’ve ever seen. Even for a guy just finishing a backcheck, it was absurd. He floats down into the far corner and swoops back up ice along the left wall.
He’s playing RW, we are up 1 goal, don’t have possession of the puck in our own end, and he’s blowing the zone on the off wing. Sit your ass down for a few games.
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