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Originally Posted by New Era
And why would the buy out not be an option? They would have had to have paid $11.5M on a buy out, but are instead on the hook for $18M (cap space, not actual dollars). It could have been an ownership decision, but if they did make that call, I question their decision making.
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I don't know it wasn't an option, but it was certainly implied.
I won't answer to the rest of your points because they were based on being able to buy Neal out, which wasn't on the table from what I gather.
If it was, yeah I would have gone that way too.
But if not it's back to keeping Neal or moving him in the only deal you can make.
Playoffs:
Team speed was certainly an issue for sure, as McKinnon is off the charts when it comes to speed. But I also saw a team very afraid to make a mistake and backing in, which is very mental in my opinion.