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Originally Posted by Stud_McCool
Not sure how much Lucic will help this team, but to me, two of the biggest and entitled whiners last year, in Smith and Neal, are gone - to the same team, no less. That's already a win in itself.
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I think this is something that is being missed to a degree. The Oilers have had character issues for years. Now they have traded character player for sulker. In fact two of them, and one of the handlers is GG.
They may get goals, but this is regression in the area the Oilers most need. Players who don’t fold tent and go home when the going gets tough.
I managed to talk to an ex player recently and they told me room chemistry is probably the most important factor in winning teams. Guys who you know have your back and you have theirs. He said reason most high talent teams that fail is because the players pack up and go home after the game and couldn’t care about the team.
I think Smith cares a lot, but Neal? Dude is a mercenary. So should be interesting to see what happens when things play out.