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That wasn’t my question.
Just admit there wouldnt be this kind of spin allowed if Canucks dealt for him.
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Bingos fancy stat analysis is basically exactly the same as what out of town number crunchers are saying, so I think you're just wrong there. Really so is the rest of what he's saying. It might be worded a bit more positive, but there's no real difference in actual content.
Having just today spent a couple of hours reading/listening to various out of town opinions, I would say neutral(ish) hockey analysts tend to kind of side with the glass half full people.
Yes Neal is much more likely to bounce back so Edmonton likely "wins the trade", yes Lucic has a terrible contract from a buyout perspective, but Lucic does make more sense as a depth player, so if Calgary wasn't going to buy out Neal then this trade does save some cap space and a lot of real dollars.
That's what the "glass half full" people are mostly saying on CP too.