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Originally Posted by Buff
James Neal is motivated. Does that mean his is still capable? You would think a player doesn't just fall off a cliff so suddenly, but it happens. Did his lack of motivation in the last off season(s) hamper his ability to rebound? I sure hope not. I want to like James Neal as a Calgary Flame. Let's see if this pays off.
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It's funny, because Neal was pretty atrocious in Vegas from an analytical standpoint. He was bad! But what kept him aloft -- and what kept him scoring -- was playing with two similarly-paced and higher-skilled linemates in Haula and Perron.
Keep the Mangiapane and Ryan chemistry going. And slide Neal right into Frolik's soon-to-be-vacated spot on line 2, where he can play with two high-skilled linemates and work well with them without dragging them down. This isn't a Brouwer situation at all.