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Paying 27+m for one line seems like a terrible idea in the cap era, especially when the rest of the lines are awful. If Neal puts up 20 goals and 40+ points on the second line, then that would be a home run.
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This. If you leave Chiasson on the first line to get his garbage points and you put Neal with RNH and they click, then it's a win for Edmonton. But Neal didn't look great with Backlund, who is as close to RNH as you get on Calgary.