Some of those comments seem to be missing some key points:
- We finished 2nd overall in points with Neal doing nothing
- We finished 2nd overall in goals scored with Neal doing nothing
- Neal provided no offence with no intangibles
- Lucic could also provide no offence, but has physical intangibles
- Nobody was taking on Neal's contract without another bad contract coming back
- Edmonton went from paying $6M for 4 more years of Lucic to paying $6.5M for 4 more years of Neal
- Calgary went from paying $5.75M for 4 more years of Neal to paying $5.25M for 4 more years of Lucic
- Edmonton was paying $6M, and is now paying $6.5M
- Calgary was paying $5.75M, and is now paying $5.25M
- Edmonton is spending $0.5M more for a 31 year-old that does nothing if he's not scoring
- Calgary is spending $0.5M less for a 31 year-old that hits and scares the sh*t out of people even if he's not scoring
- Edmonton sucks
- Calgary does not suck
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