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Originally Posted by Textcritic
There is a lot more to it than Neal's on-ice performance and the organisational "fit." I don't think anyone ever suggested booing Kris Russell or Alex Chaisson once they signed with the Oilers. There are good reasons why Neal is regarded differently.
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All I can ever find is he complained about not being on the first line. Fair enough, both him and Frolik thought they were better players than their play warranted. Neal thought he could return to that level and demanded more playing time higher in the lineup. I can see where he was in his head space thinking that. He was a good player the season before so he thought it was a blip and not the new norm. I can see where the team was in thinking thats not the case. I don't know. I guess I'm looking at this empathetically that they both had their reasons for how they reacted how they did to the situation. It didn't work tell your fellow union brothers the team and city treated you with class regardless so long.