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Originally Posted by Flames Draft Watcher
Excellent article, good deductions. I agree. Neal had to go. They weren’t buying him out. Lucic does add toughness we need. Lucic is a better fit on the bottom two lines.
I tried making lines earlier this summer and I legitimately couldn’t fit Neal in. Mangiapane or Dube deserve Neal's ice time.
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This is the thing for me. Every time I look at the lineup, I get to Neal, and can't find a place for him. I don't dislike him. I wasn't hating his presence on the team or anything. I just couldn't figure out where he fit.
Because he didn't.
Not thrilled to be adding Lucic. Would have liked to have seen more return from moving Neal. But the bottom line is that moving Neal costs this lineup nothing.
And if he was a dressing room problem, then moving him is a positive.