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thefoss1957 · 07-23-2019, 11:21 AM

@Ricosuave asked for outsider opinion on the Neal/Lucic trade.

Bad contract for bad contract deal, to gain a little cap space?

I feel that the Neal/Peters personal dynamic must have been the driving factor, as it must have been worse than assumed. Why else trade within the division? Why take the Oil's mistake?

The trade leaves more questions than answers, buying out gains nothing, the market for Lucic is soft on spinning him off near the trade deadline, and there was no clear need to muscle up the lineup.

The Flames now have an irritant in Matt T. and some muscle in Lucic, but, at the cost of putting a slower skater out in your forward set. Lucic, I expect, will only be used at ES and as a PP screener, lacking the versatility that Neal has demonstrated.

But, if Neal didn't want to be in Calgary, or had a fundamental antagonism with Peters, then a bad contract for bad contract "change of scenery" move may have been the only option.

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thefoss1957 Franchise Player Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Chicago Native relocated to the stinking desert of Utah Exp:	@Ricosuave asked for outsider opinion on the Neal/Lucic trade. Bad contract for bad contract deal, to gain a little cap space? I feel that the Neal/Peters personal dynamic must have been the driving factor, as it must have been worse than assumed. Why else trade within the division? Why take the Oil's mistake? The trade leaves more questions than answers, buying out gains nothing, the market for Lucic is soft on spinning him off near the trade deadline, and there was no clear need to muscle up the lineup. The Flames now have an irritant in Matt T. and some muscle in Lucic, but, at the cost of putting a slower skater out in your forward set. Lucic, I expect, will only be used at ES and as a PP screener, lacking the versatility that Neal has demonstrated. But, if Neal didn't want to be in Calgary, or had a fundamental antagonism with Peters, then a bad contract for bad contract "change of scenery" move may have been the only option. __________________ "If the wine's not good enough for the cook, the wine's not good enough for the dish!" - Julia Child (goddess of the kitchen) Last edited by thefoss1957; 07-23-2019 at 11:24 AM.