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Originally Posted by RedHawk12
If the deal was on the table, I would take Rask for Neal. Rask's age, salary and term left make it worthwhile. I'm not sure if Minnesota takes it though.
The other trade I would be interested in exploring is Neal + for Turris. Word is Nashville has soured on Turris and Nashville has a good history with Neal. Monahan/Turris/Backlund/Ryan would be great depth at center and I don't think we would need to add too much to get a deal done.
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Why is Calgary adding here?
Both players have very similar numbers over the past two seasons, but the underlying numbers suggest that Neal arguably has a greater chance of bouncing back. Turris also has the additional year on his contract.
Turris played 15:42 a night, and managed just 78 shots in 55 games, while starting in the offensive zone 68% of the time. He shot 1.8% lower than his career average last season. His most common linemates were Craig Smith and Kevin Fiala.
Neal played 14:57 a night, and managed 141 shots on net in 63 games, while starting in the offensive zone 53.5% of the time. He shot 7.6% lower than his career average. His most common linemates were Mark Jankowski and Sam Bennett.
Turris has 21 goals in 140 games as a Predator and is making 6M a year for another five seasons. He is just as big, if not more so of a risk to take on than Neal.