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Originally Posted by bigrangy
Number 4 for me is the key point of why I don’t like this trade very much.
A conditional third with stupid conditions (if Neal outscores Lucic by ten their difference in value is a whole hell of a lot more than a third), and a measly 500k in cap savings is virtually no compensation for taking such a big risk.
I am very surprised that BT did not insist on including Puljujarvi, then at least there would be a possibility for the compensation to turn out to be something.
It now just looks like a straight cash saving move for the owners, which is not what you want to see when the team had it’s best season in 30 years.
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If Neal outscores Lucic by 10 it just means they went and put him on McDavid's wing instead of Chiasson. It makes little difference to team success. In fact, it's a disincentive for Edmonton to play Neal with either RNH or McDavid.