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Originally Posted by jonkaupp
The NMC is being heavily downplayed in this statement but also ignores the fact that his contract is a lot harder to buy out. It’s objectively a worse deal and he is a much worse player.
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I think this is debatable.
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This being characterized as anything but a total failure of a deal is hilarious, and you’ll only find that here
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This is just false. In nearly every analysis I have seen or read of the trade there is a ready acknowledgement that James Neal will most likely outscore Milan Lucic, but that the Flames acquired the type of player in Lucic that they believe they need, and were not getting from Neal. I only see proclamations of fleecings and failures from the Edmonton media and over-invested fans. Plenty of actual hockey observers and pundits have noted that there is some value for the Flames in this deal.
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