This trade makes Calgary better.
Neil and Lucic are very comparable players, even in their primes, but I would argue Lucic was the more effective player. This is based off of how hard Lucic plays.
There is no doubt this trade makes Calgary tougher and meaner which is something we need in the playoffs which was extremely lacking and was noticeably a problem.
Calgary won the season Western conference last season getting absolutely nothing from James Neil. I don’t see how this trade doesn’t make Calgary better, it certainly can’t make it worse.
The Flames were better off without Neil in the lineup period. We basically just traded nothing for a guy who we know can help Calgary win in the playoffs....
Imagine if they could get Lucic going...
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