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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
As far as adding character goes, this is one thing Treliving needs to just drop from his vocabulary entirely. Because hunting for that is what has led to his dumbest moves as GM. Troy Brouwer was a character signing. So was James Neal. Now we're going to sit here and try to pass Milan Lucic off as a character guy in a desperate bid to justify his acquisition. Personally, I'm skeptical Lucic will bring much more "character" than Neal or Brouwer did.
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James Neal was not signed for his character he was signed to score goals. Last summer the Flames has a need for a top 6 winger. They moved one top 6 winger in Ferland for another in Lindholm but they needed more coming off a season where they were one of the lowest scoring teams in the league.
I liked the Neal deal at the time and thought he filled a big need. The team is full of 20 somethings so any time a veteran comes in that has had experiences the young stars on our team haven’t experience and character get thrown around a lot.