[CaptainCrunch]

I don't know about this one.


I mean Lucic is slower then molasses and his hands are gone.



But as of now, he's a bit cheaper then Neal, and we get a pick out of it.


This comes down to the effect of the NMC and if he has to be protected in the expansion draft. But I don't think he does.


I had high hopes for Neal, and thought I would be ok if he got another kick at the can. But the Flames had plenty of scoring without him.



If this creates an ahole line with Bennett and Lucic, then I'm ok with that, the Flames need way more abrasion in their lineup. We saw too much non response from this team when the action got heavy.


Its to me not a great trade or a good trade . . . but it is a trade and it might shake up the locker room a bit and give the Flames less physical players a little bit more courage.


Plus the Oilers are paying over 6 million bucks a year for Neal basically.