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Originally Posted by powderjunkie
No doubt Neal became a mess of a player, but I've always found the "he was toxic to the room" sentiment a bit funny. The Flames room hasn't demonstrated anything resembling a winning culture. While his previous teams never went to any trouble to keep Neal, he didn't stop any of them from winning.
Dougie "misfit" Hamilton showed up on a Carolina team that had missed the playoffs 9 straight years, and has now won 3 real series in 3 years...which is exactly 3 more than Calgary.
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Yeah boy if there is one flame in history who you can tell really gave it his all it was James Neal. Every shift he gave it 110%. Especially in the playoffs after his room building scream at the coach on the ice at practice for more ice time move.
I'm sure all the other players in the room appreciated his immense effort on the ice while demanding more ice time. Real room building exercise Hahaha
