I know some of you may not agree with me and rightfully so, but Neal should at least get a few shifts a game still with Monahan and Gaudreau to try and boost some of his confidence. If he gets going he's a deadly shooter at the FO dot and also can score garbage goals like Monahan. Puck luck is only half of the story, he was atrocious last season and i hope the extra few weeks that we had off since we didn't get past the first round again will give Neal extra time to get himself into better shape in the offseason.
Better off keeping him for at least one more season before writing him off. Kind of funny a few of us were willing to give Brouwer a longer leash than James Neal, who clearly is the better player.
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