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Originally Posted by Dajazz
1) You don’t sign a Hathaway player for 1.5, you sign them for league minimum two way contracts or use entry level contracts.
2) You don’t keep a goon on the roster every game, they are in the press box for league minimum
Lucic might work, he might not, but Treliving pulled the trigger too fast. Neal had one poor season, Lucic three.
I want it to work, I want Neal to crash and burn while dragging down McBeggarface and Drabbadabadaisaddle, but I still don’t understand the valuation of Lucic vs Neal.
I consider Treliving a good GM so I will assume there were other influences to the trade. But if that was the reason (off ice stuff maybe or a trade request) he could have traded Neal anywhere but Edmonton. Anywhere.
He took the worst contract in the league. What if Neal plus a third could have landed Turris, isn’t that a much better trade? Or another, less incredibly overpaid player. Why not add to Neal and get something good back?
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I think effective "goons" ... guys that can play a regular shift and still scare the crap out of you are few and far between and therefore rewarded with more money.
They're certainly not the type that play for league minimum and only dress some games.
You get what you pay for.
Lucic at 7x6 is a mess if he's just a bottom roster player that can intimidate.
Similarly Neal at 5x5.75 is a mess if he can't hold is own defensively and doesn't score.
Lucic at 3M though is a good price tag for an effective player that can still scare the opposition. He's not 5.25 but he's good money from 2.5-3.5M. The guy you are describing is Peluso and we saw how that worked out.