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Originally Posted by FiveSeven
If they can trade neal without sending out one of our good prospects, sure, do it. Unlikely though.
Otherwise I would give Neal another chance. I personally think he can easily recapture his 20 goal scoring prowess. If he does, great! If not then we can talk about buyouts. I don't think owners would want to cut ties to their investment without seeing if it can turn itself around.
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I doubt they move Neal without at least giving him 20 games or so to see if he can regain the form. If he can earn a better lineup spot in training camp, I could see him doing so. He strikes me as a guy who needs more than 3rd line minutes to get in gear. Some guys need ice time for their style to work (Tkachuk and Gaudreau are that type IMO). Some work better with the minutes cut down (say, Mangiapane or Ryan, or back in the day, Phaneuf).