We get a downgrade in hockey ability and skill. Not a major one, as Neal isn't a big loss - filling his spot with Lucic does lower our floor from a hockey/skill perspective.
But maybe that's something we can absorb? It's undeniable we get a big toughness boost, and maybe that will have a greater positive impact than the negative one felt from the skill downgrade.
If Neal was a problem for the coach and his teammates as some have suggested, that might also give us an unmeasurable gain - hard to quantify that impact but it's worth considering when weighing all this.
I need to know more before I can take much of a stance on this
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