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Originally Posted by GioforPM
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).
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But of course, you cannot just give him 20 games and see if he is unsuccessful, then buy him out. You’ll be stuck with him for another year, and he’s that much further from having success. He’ll be even more difficult to move at that stage.
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