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Originally Posted by Flash Walken
Right, but Lucic wasn't scoring 20 with McDavid.
So they traded a worse contract of a worse player who couldn't produce for a bad contract for a player who actually can.
If Neal scores 40 points next year playing with McDavid and Lucic scores 20 points playing with Jankowski, it's a home run for Edmonton.
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If the Oilers play McDavid-Draisaitl-Player X and Player X gets 40 points, that is basically any replacement level player.
Now remember the Oilers are paying (Neal + Lucic) 29 million over 4 years or average 7.25 million per year
Kassian got 14 of his 21 second half points with those two
But a home run and an Edmonton home run are different things
The major win for Edmonton here, and what the fans seem to love, is that they got out from Lucic’s buyout proof contract.
That’s it. Neal represents somebody who can be bought out if he doesn’t work out. That’s the bar. That’s the big win up there. They now have the option to throw him on the pile with Sekera, Pouliot, etc. Way to go.