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Originally Posted by 868904
At his best, Turris is a dynamic skilled player with a good shot and a good skater.
I don't think the Stajan comparison is relevant. The skill set is very different.
I don't know what happened last year, but prior to that, he was a very consistent 20 goal, 50 point centre, with the ability to put up 60 plus points when paired with a top playmaking winger (Mark Stone), which the Flames happen to have.
Turris's skating and premium centre position should keep him more effective than Neal moving forward. Especially if the Neal we saw last year is what he's going to continue to be. Neal was completely ineffective, he could not skate and he had no velocity on his shot.
At least Turris can be a two way centre if his offense dies. If Neal isn't scoring, he can't do anything else as we have already seen.
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While most of you said is fair, I want to point out that last year after his injuries Turris was NOT a two way center. He was outright bad at both ends.