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Originally Posted by Flash Walken
I'm not convinced that switching out Hathaway and Neal for Lucic is a net positive for the Flames.
I think Lucic - Jankowski - Bennett is worse than Hathaway - Jankowski - Bennett
But
Bennett - Ryan - Mangiapane is better than Bennett - Ryan - Neal
It's not earth shattering but I don't think the Flames are better than they were last year at this point and will get worse barring a home run for Frolik and Brodie, which still has to happen because Lucic is still making 5+
At this point I think the best possible outcome for Calgary is this is a lateral move.
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You could look at it as replacing Hathaway and Neal for Lucic and Dube/Mangiapane? The team is just better with Neal gone no matter who they replaced him with. There wasn't a single position on this team where there wasn't someone else in the system who would be better in that position. With Lucic, we don't have a single player on the team who can deliver the 3+ hits a night on a consistent basis. It's been repeated a lot, but Lucic does slot better (to steal from Loubardias)