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Originally Posted by Classic_Sniper
James Neal was a colossal blunder and a complete misread by management. How they follow up from Brouwer right to Neal has me questioning if this organization knows anything at all about their group. Even today, #13 and #23’s constant carousel of right wingers has seen no end. It’s an absolute indictment on the pro scouting of this franchise that we’re approaching the end of Gaudreau’s sweetheart contract and this organization still cannot find the right fit for those 2 even after all these years.
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On paper Neal was fine. 20+ goals every year, including rookie. Higher in many. Success on successful teams. Played on teams with speed games like Vegas and Pittsburgh.
What Treliving didn’t do was inquire as to why Vegas (and other teams) were so prepared to lose him. Or, for example, why Neal missed a bunch of games for Vegas in March and was pretty invisible when he came back.