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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
Well it was as bad an offseason as a team coming off a conference championship could have. The big trade that needed to happen fell through and the one trade that went through was to send out a player where winning followed (don't care what anyone says about Neal it's true about winning following him as the Oilers are further proof) for one for the worst contract in the league and the stench of losing. .
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That's ridiculous. The Flames were a top team last year in spite of Neal, not because of him.
They're certainly not struggling this season because of James Neal not being on the team. I don't care how many goals he's potting in for the Oilers.
Sadly, Lucic has been a better Flame than Neal was. That's not saying a ton, but more of an indictment on how poorly Neal played last year.