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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
This trade looks to me like the Flames wanted Neal off the roster no matter what. There must have been concerns in the room.
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Could be.
I wanted him off the roster no matter what just strictly based on his on ice play. I’m usually optimistic in general but I had zero optimism that Neal would rebound for us. Neal looked done as an nhler last season. Didn’t have nhl speed, not enough compete, not enough jam, no ability to play with the puck. He didn’t fit on any line. He had zero chemistry with anyone.
Neal was an unmitigated disaster last year. He had to be moved. He doesn’t fit in our lineup anywhere.