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Originally Posted by Reign of Fire
After digesting the trade, the way I see it is something happened behind the scene with Neal and he had to be moved. In return, we got Lucic. He definitely fills a need, especially with the departure of Hathaway and not many options available. We need toughness. So, out goes Neal and his cap hit, we save 500K in cap and if you consider an additional $1 million to fill Hathaway's role, Lucic cap hit amounts to approx. 4.25 million.
The worst part of this trade is the NMC, so hopefully Tre has a plan there. If we lose a valuable asset to Seattle, this trade is a major loss.
But I am also concerned about is that Holland is more capable then Chiarelli as a GM. If this was Chia pet, I bet Treliving comes out of this trade with an unprotected first-round pick.
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Hathaway brought energy, speed and was an effective penalty killer. Lucic brings none of that so I don’t see him replacing Hathaway at all.