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Originally Posted by stang
Lucic already wasn’t working out. So even if we get one year of Neal playing good, it’s more of a win then Lucic would be. Not to mention the lack of a buyout proof contract, and not having to protect him during expansion, and it’s way better for Edmonton. There is nothing that can happen that would make the Oilers wish for Lucic back.
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I wouldn't assume the single year to be honest.
Some early PP scoring with a 45% shooting percentage may not be enough to offset his five on five play.
Lucic's contract isn't buy out proof, it lacks big cap savings motivations but it can certainly be bought out. Not sure why that gets repeated as fact when it isn't true, there were plenty of Edmonton media articles in the past two years identifying when in the future it would make sense to buy out Lucic.