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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
I don't think so. It's not just Neal but the effect he has on his linemates. McDavid turned a replacement level player in Chiasson into a 20+ goal forward so you replace Chaisson with a guy like Neal that has pedigree as a goal scorer then it makes life easier for McDavid, RNH, or Draisaitl. I personally don't believe the Flames sniff 100 points if they don't make the acquisition of Lindholm last season as he played a key role in the career seasons of Monahan and Gaudreau.
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Sidney Crosby and Mark Stone on two different sites led the league in WAR last year with numbers between 5.5 and 7
So that's 11 to 14 points and they're at the top.
James Neal is not worth an additional 15 points in the standings.