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Originally Posted by Beninho
Lol some people are so angry about this trade. Wait for the damn season to start before posting stupid ####
Very happy Neal is off the team. What a pathetic season he had
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Well, yes and no.
I think people absolutely have every right to be upset with the trade and not solely because we've been mocking Lucic for being a useless but expensive plug for years.
This trade only precariously balances the smell test. And you can tell because the retained salary was minimal, the conditions on the pick are laughable, those were just the spoonful of sugar, the NTC not being void is a concern, his contract being buy-out proof is another.
Now, might Lucic surprise us? Maybe. But I sincerely doubt hes going to surprise us by being a productive player worth his $5M+.
Now, we can counter that by saying that Neal would have been no different. That wasted money was going to be an anchor around our necks one way or the other.
This really is just about salvaging a bad scenario. The money was basically gone and Treliving doubled down by trying to get something out of it in Lucic rather than proceed with buying out Neal after a poor year.
Either way, Risk abounds. And pessimism along with it.