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Originally Posted by TheScorpion
If Neal rebounds to even a 35/40-point guy with McD/Drai/RNH, Puljujarvi continues busting, and Lucic continues to decline... it could look ugly.
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Sure, but if Neal continues playing as he did and Puljujarvi meets half the expectations of him when he was drafted once away from Edmonton, then it would look ugly the otherway.
I've been burned too many times being the optimist. Reminds me too much of my "Brouwer was a 20-20 guy with three different teams before Calgary, he just needs to find his groove" thinking I had until he was bought out.
I think there's far far more examples of post-30 year olds having a bad season and end up declining than there are of post-30 year olds who have a single anomaly bad season.
I think Puljujarvi would be worth the risk even if he ultimately busts, he's still relatively young and has the right tools. Of course depends on the specifics of the trade but I'd be up for it.