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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
Not looking at points and some advanced stats actually have Lucic as better than Neal over the last two seasons when looking at isolated impact away from linemates.
My guess is Flames feel Lucic is better suited for the 4th line, and fills a hole that they need from a physical perspective.
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Prior to last year, Neal was much better than Lucic over the last few years.
Neal's numbers were terrible this season, but also remember that Lucic's CF% rel and FW% rel are higher because he played on the ####ing Oilers.