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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
You keep saying that I'm calling him a great player. Let's put this to bed once and for all and you find a quote where I said that. Please or zip it. I have never said once he's a great player but I will say he's a hell of a lot better than Lucic which is the crux of the argument.
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some quick snippets...
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In three games he's directly responsible for 4 points in the standings. It's not a stretch to think his addition could be good for 15+ additional points in the standings if he scores close to 30 goals. There is little doubt the Oilers are clearly better with Neal than Lucic. It's a hard pill for me to swallow personally as it's also made the Flames look foolish around the league for bailing out a rival team. I'm tired of this organization making mistakes like this as it's always one step forward, one step back with this team.
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lol
About it being "ridiculous to suggest Neal is worth a 19 point gain"...
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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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Winning follows James Neal around.
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which doesn't seem like much, except you take it further here...
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I'm sure it's partially coincidence but it's hard to argue that winning has followed him around. Nashville, Vegas, and the Flames in successive seasons had their best seasons in recent history with him.
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so Neal is helping make these teams winners - including Calgary! lol