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Originally Posted by Vinny01
Did you watch Neal at all before he came to Alberta because you might want to walk that take back? Neal had a deadly release and was absolutely a sniper in his prime
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Neal was always a flawed player that had to ride shotgun with serious creators to succeed. Even years ago in Nashville he was heavily sheltered in terms of ridiculous OZ start % let alone what he's become now or was with the Flames.
The problem was his attitude stinks, which didn't allow him to age well into a secondary scoring/checking role once he lost what little speed he had to begin with. It was a bad deal considering Tre was chasing a James Neal in his prime, only 5 seasons removed from anything close to that.