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Originally Posted by dissentowner
I think James Neal had the perfect storm for a crappy season last year. Stick he always used discontinued, three years of a lot of playoff hockey, injury issues. I think he was embarrassed and I think he will be working his ass off this summer to rebound. Getting the Neal we thought we were getting would be a huge boost to this teams offense and RW depth issue.
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How long should it take a guy to find a stick / adapt to a stick? That excuse is so bizarre and lame.
So the perfect combination - his skills, which are top, say, 2% of all goal scorers and ... just the right stick, but then any and every other stick erodes all of his skills and turns him in to a pumpkin?
They measure lies, curve, flex etc. Do people think the Flames can afford to drop 5.75 million on a guy and yet can’t afford to find a guy to look for the closest replacement to this baby’s magic stick?
They must have found a stick that weighed 30 pounds and that weight was like lead in s jockey’s saddle, and slowed his skating to a snail’s pace.
Too many excuses with Neal. If he is embarrassed, he should be