Yeah, it's not from charts that we are suggesting that Neal hurt his teammates. It's from his actual play on the ice.
And then the charts, outside of limited numbers with Tkachuk, showed everyone of his linemates were better off without him, in some cases significantly better off. Just reaffirmed the point.
Hopefully he gets his #### together and plays better next year, but what that chart showed is that everyone takes a dip if they play with Neal. Which might be why in the most important game of the year the coaches thought that the best place for Neal was not on any line but scratched.
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