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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
The amount of mental gymnastics going on in this thread is ludicrous. The Oilers got the better player and the contract that was more buyout friendly. They clearly fleeced the Flames on this trade and this is the only place where you will find a contrary opinion. At least the Flames will have a 3rd round pick coming and I suppose if they can nail that pick it's the only hope of salvaging the trade.
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Duhatchek wrote an article this week, Burke on HNIC last night, I'm sure I could find more examples.
Neal is not a good hockey player. He's terrible defensively, he's lost a step in a league that is getting faster every day. He was a terrible signing and because of that signing Calgary has an overpaid fourth line player.
That's not mental gymnastics, it's a pretty simple summary. You certainly don't have to agree with it, but you don't have to bought and paid for to see it differently than you.
Neal will have zero positive impact once he stops scoring, and he will. Lucic has limited positive impact for sure, but hopefully those intangible help.