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Originally Posted by fleury
See, while I agree, I have a different take on it.
The Neal deal at the time was steeper than anticipated, but the length was very questionable. I still don’t think it’s been outed exactly why Neal was upset (ice time?) but regardless the Flames decided to offload him at his low point while he was being disruptive. I think we all agree on that. I think personally, and this part is debatable, that they handled it wrong.
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I knew a few things about the James Neal situation that were never made public, and suffice it to say that he was not moved just for his on-ice performance—as terrible as it was. The Flames had to get him out of their dressing room. It is nearly a miracle they got anything at all, and ridding themselves of a significant on- and off-ice problem, while also unloading some cap and getting a third round pick in return was practically a coup for how toxic things were.
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