Neal for a bag of plastic sporks is good deal. Neal was lazy, wouldn't even play physical which at bare minimum is what was expected. Secondary points and being a hard to play against and he would not do it.
At least Lucic will put some fear into other teams and keep Johnny and Monahan safer.
If Lucic puts up 20-25 pts a year and plays the physical role he is notoriously known for this will be what the Flames need on the wing. Not to mention Lucic will cost the Flames aprox 750k less cap wise.
Bottom line I bet the Flames players are happy as hell to have Lucic and his nasty edge with them than against them.
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