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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
People need to forget about Neal for a moment and focus on Lucic and what he provides for his salary. Removing Neal doesn't change the fact that one of the team's highest paid players is a fringe NHL player. I still go back to the GM making the commitment to Neal. I assume this team is advised by their pro scouts so someone really messed up here. The GM and pro scouts that thought it would work or the coach for ensuring it wasn't going to work. This is a massive debacle for the team.
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Right but that ship sailed the second the ink dried on the Neal contract.
Neal was Calgary's worst skater last year. You could certainly make the case that Lucic is that guy this year for sure.
One out, one in. Net neutral. Calgary's living in the intangibles now which luckily we've seen in two of four games to start the season.
Neal didn't have tangibles or intangibles of any kind.
The trade is unfortunate, but the problem started in July of 2018 not June of 2019