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Originally Posted by CsInMyBlood
Yeah, I'm not buying that Neal is going to have some monster bounce back season due to off season training. He absolutely looked clueless without the puck, was really slow to make decisions and handled it like a hand grenade when he did have it. His shot took forever to get off and was laughable most of the time.
Unless Gary Roberts also installs hockey IQ chips, speed and work ethic upgrades and gives heart transplants I dont see how Neal is going to suddenly bounce back.
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How would it not be possible? I can see him not having a bounce back year but that would be more so due to skills deteriorating with age/wear.
He has been a productive player for the past decade scoring 20+ goals each year, prior to last year. If it was the case that he couldn't think the game or a lack of work ethic, one would have expected him not to be able to have been able to reach those levels before.