The snarl that Neal was known for, never made an appearance in any of his games with Calgary. That is what made him so frustrating to watch. If he wasn't scoring, backchecking, or hitting you would think at least he could contribute with that aspect or his game which never happened. I was hoping with his signing he and Tkachuk would terrorize opponents, but that Neal was never here in Calgary.
Bottom line his game was never top six caliber. By the end of the year it wasn't even good enough for the bottom six. Only reason he will get ice time in edmonton is because they lack serious depth as they are not a playoff contender. Knowing everything we know now, he is not a fit in our lineup. He probably would have been eating popcorn which would have lowered his already dismal worth. Having 5.75M sitting eating popcorn is worse than bringing on salary retained Lucic.
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