[Itse]

Voted indifferent..

Sure there's arguments made back and forth, but for me it comes down to:
- Are the Flames better? Probably not. Lucic sucks even if he rebounds some.
- Are the Flames worse? Definite no. Neal sucked here and wasn't going to be a positive impact even if he rebounded some.
- Are the Oilers meaningfully better off with Neal? Gods no. Even if Neal rebounds, he's not that good, and the Oilers are terrible overall so what ever. If the biggest positive for Edmonton about Neal is the possibility to buy him out while still paying 750k to Lucic for playing in Calgary, there is no way that's a win.

Sure a Neal buyout option is now definitely off the table for Calgary, which is kinda sad, but again, if the best thing about Neal was the possibility to buy him out... And we did get 500k cap space in a time when we really badly need it.

So yeah. Meh. Bleh.

None of this s### is why I watch hockey.