This is the risk of taking on older veterans with a proven track record. Some players are able to maintain their production, while most see a major decrease.
The large majority of hockey fans applauded this move when it happened and it's an incredible re-write of history when these same fans come out now and blame Treliving. You win some and you lose some and it appears right now like Treliving lost this gamble.
The scoring depth problem in the playoffs is something Treliving was aware of which explains his trade with Carolina and the Neal contract but unfortunately, Neal was invisible.
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