I'm going to get killed for saying this, but I wouldn't mind a trade centering on Neal for Lucic/Puljujarvi. I know how unpopular Looch is here, but aside from his contract, he can still be an effective player-think of what his presence would do for guys like Chucky and Benny, they could run amok and not worry as much.He will still hit and fight, which Neal wasn't willing to do with any consistency-and for all the talk about Looch's skating, I bet he beats Neal in a straight line race. He would help Johnny's confidence as well.
Both players could benefit from a change of scenery, although I have no Illusions about Looch returning to being a 60 pt player. I think playing for Peters on this team in this situation would help him. As for Poolparty, I'm sure Peters and the coaching staff could help him rebound-he's too talented.
Anyway, flame away.....
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