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Originally Posted by Ped
Perhaps I worded badly - I mean there were warning signs with Neal's performance before the Flames signed him. And I'll concede that the signing was widely praised - but even the sportsnet article when he signed mentioned his shot rate was already declining.
And the warning signs were there, for those who chose to look at them. David Staples:
The Neal signing doesn't make Treliving a bad GM. But there's a reason the shift league-wide has been to stop handing out big money to older players and instead give it to younger players - paying for potential, rather than what the player has done.
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I admit to never having read a David Staples column.
So there's one example.
I do think the Flames didn't do any off ice reviewing of Neal. I certainly didn't know the things I later found out.