Neal will get some tap ins, but that's all he'll bring.
He doesn't possess the puck much, can't skate, rarely hits, won't set up many goals, not good hockey IQ. Essentially the perfect guy to pencil in on an Oilers first line to keep things status quo.
They'll probably buy him out at some point and that will be the great 'victory" that it'll ultimately amount to for them. Shaving a couple mil off the cap down the road while paying lucic to play for the flames and paying neal to hang out on his couch for a several more years.
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