There’s quite a bit on the menu, but the James Neal acquisition stands above the rest.
It was a disaster from the beginning and he had to be promptly removed from the team just to get him off the team, even if it meant acquiring one of the worst, buyout proof contracts in the league.
For the record, I like Lucic and he certainly brings more to the table than James Neal. But his contract is an absolute abomination.
Ultimately, the $5M+ takes away a lot of what the Flames can and cannot do in terms of cap flexibility. Depth appears to be very important to Treliving and his group, so for $5M+ and $6M+ (Monahan) to be eaten up by 2 bottom 6 forwards, that has to hurt their soul to think about.
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