Disengaged in terms of his work ethic on the ice that I saw. Also a direct quote from Peters during the season that I recall, that they were starting to see signs of Neal being more “engaged” at the halfway point. I can’t speak to his off-season training or what caused his drop off as it would be all speculation.
15 goal Neal in a league where scoring is up, for a player who doesn’t seem to bring much beyond scoring isn’t really good enough IMO. He’s still at the front end of his contract and I think he can be better than that.
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