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Split98 · 07-29-2019, 08:27 AM

^ That's really the crux of why there's any reason for optimism in this move.

If Lucic is on the ice, I'm not sending Hathaway to go take care of it and the list of guys that could handle Lucic don't come much cheaper than $3M. Whether Lucic's foot-speed prevents him from being that guy here remains to be seen. There's no question that the Flames were one of the weakest teams out there, and this garbage-for-garbage trade at least addresses that somewhat.

But you have to be applying the same amount of healthy optimism to hope that Neal was going to produce in the top-6 this year. Considering what he brings to the team, he's either on the scoresheet or he's in the press box. That management sees more potential in Lucic contributing to this team than Neal should say a lot about what optimism they had.

When you remember Smith was a big reason Neal signed here it's not hard to believe the rumours when he ends up traded to Smith's team either. Not getting his 1st line minutes and sitting for Game 5 wouldn't have sat too well the "Real Deal" - and I didn't see a thing all year that showed that the was an 'earn it back' kind of guy. That the Neal we saw was also while he was playing with his buddy and good vibes on a few SCF appearances... I'd hate to see what disinterested Neal looks like if this full off-season of rest wasn't the solution. He'll start the season with McDavid, but if things go South it'll be interesting to watch how he responds.

Lucic as a Flame wasn't something I hoped we'd be entering 2019 with
Lucic on our roster for $5M+ with the buyout and expansion issues sucks
Lucic NOT on the Oilers sucks
Neal producing with McDavid is going to suck

Edmonton will not make the playoffs on the back of James Neal
Calgary will not make the playoffs on the back of Milan Lucic

Neal is useless in the playoffs
Lucic could be a nightmare in the playoffs

There's a lot of good that CAN come out of this, despite the turd of a trade we're putting up with. I don't think fans are putting lipstick on a pig more than they're trying to find reasons to make due with the pig someone dropped off on their doorstep.

07-29-2019, 08:27 AM	#192
Split98 Franchise Player Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Ontario Exp:	^ That's really the crux of why there's any reason for optimism in this move. If Lucic is on the ice, I'm not sending Hathaway to go take care of it and the list of guys that could handle Lucic don't come much cheaper than $3M. Whether Lucic's foot-speed prevents him from being that guy here remains to be seen. There's no question that the Flames were one of the weakest teams out there, and this garbage-for-garbage trade at least addresses that somewhat. But you have to be applying the same amount of healthy optimism to hope that Neal was going to produce in the top-6 this year. Considering what he brings to the team, he's either on the scoresheet or he's in the press box. That management sees more potential in Lucic contributing to this team than Neal should say a lot about what optimism they had. When you remember Smith was a big reason Neal signed here it's not hard to believe the rumours when he ends up traded to Smith's team either. Not getting his 1st line minutes and sitting for Game 5 wouldn't have sat too well the "Real Deal" - and I didn't see a thing all year that showed that the was an 'earn it back' kind of guy. That the Neal we saw was also while he was playing with his buddy and good vibes on a few SCF appearances... I'd hate to see what disinterested Neal looks like if this full off-season of rest wasn't the solution. He'll start the season with McDavid, but if things go South it'll be interesting to watch how he responds. Lucic as a Flame wasn't something I hoped we'd be entering 2019 with Lucic on our roster for $5M+ with the buyout and expansion issues sucks Lucic NOT on the Oilers sucks Neal producing with McDavid is going to suck Edmonton will not make the playoffs on the back of James Neal Calgary will not make the playoffs on the back of Milan Lucic Neal is useless in the playoffs Lucic could be a nightmare in the playoffs There's a lot of good that CAN come out of this, despite the turd of a trade we're putting up with. I don't think fans are putting lipstick on a pig more than they're trying to find reasons to make due with the pig someone dropped off on their doorstep.