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Originally Posted by New Era
I doubt Neal gets traded. If he does, its likely the end of any high profile UFAs signing with the Calgary Flames. If having a single bad season sees the team dump you, then who the hell would want to sign here when they have control over where they can play? Think about it. If your employer wooed you to uproot your life and family to come to a new city, promising you a long term commitment and big things, then transfers you somewhere else after a single year, would you recommend that company to anyone? Probably not.
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I really doubt many players would fault the Flames.
It's not just a bad season. It was an absolute disaster of a season. Neal had trouble earning a spot in the lineup, while playing in a role where our team had our most obvious weakness, while being the third highest paid forward on the team at the start of a multiyear contract. UFA signings literally can't get much worse than that. You don't get paid to move and commit, you get paid to help the team win, and Neal just hasn't held up his end of the deal. Players get that the situation is unbearable for the Flames if this goes on.
As long as the Flames keep saying good things about him, like they have and will,
if the Flames trade him I bet most would think "oh good for Neal, he gets another chance".