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Originally Posted by Vinny01
I agree I loved the Neal signing when it was announced. The flames came off a brutal year offensively the previous year and needed some top 6 help. Lindholm was added at the cost of Ferland but there were no other upgrades. Neal represented the 25 goals/50 points the Flames were missing the previous year.
I was a big fan of that summer. Hamilton/Ferland for Hanifin/Lindholm was a move I liked and adding Ryan and Czarnik had promise but I still thought they needed more.
When the Flames got Neal I figured they added a sniper with some edge to his game who would fit amazing with Monahan and Gaudreau. When Lindholm took the spot it is quick to see Neal was not a fit with Backlund and Tkachuk and it failed miserably from there
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Neal was never a sniper, if anything he was a power forward that lost a step. He scores garbage goals.