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Originally Posted by Robbob
I think that is what makes me somewhat optimistic about the trade. For a big body Neal didn't use it much. As much as Lucic is criticized with his skating he is able to play the heavy game. Neal lost that agitator part of his game and when you aren't hitting or scoring you aren't really bringing much value. Mangipane had the same amount of hits as Neal, in 20 fewer games.
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That’s embarrassing, wow.
I can’t say enough just how happy I am to be paying Lucic 5.25 instead of paying 6.5 for Neal’s ‘services’.
Another telling state — Takeaways/Giveaways
Last year Neal had just
11 TK’s and 35 GV’s, below are his previous 5 seasons totals for that stat.
TK/GV
49/32 - 2017/18
40/30 - 2016/17
49/25 - 2015/16
37/31 - 2014/15
31/22 - 2013/14
Clearly he checked out from the get go and it’s truly disappointing; good luck with that Edmonton
