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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
Hated it then and hate it now. To me it's on the list of all-time worst trades in the history of the franchise. Lucic wasn't as terrible as I feared he may be on the ice but I also don't believe his presence tips the scales in any meaningful direction. The one time he could have proved his value he failed miserably. Neal was proving to be one of the franchises worst free agent signings but his contract would have been easier to get out of and at the end of the day when discussing two different pieces of junk the most important differentiation is ease of disposal.
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If they are both junk then why is it one of the all time worst trades? Wouldn't giving up assets for junk be worse? (Which we have done)
I think what you really mean is that the Neal signing is one of the all time worst UFA contracts we've dealt out, and was easily the bigger no-no than the trade.