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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
Neal was 5th among forwards in PP TOI last year.
Do you believe he deserved more time than Gaudreau, Monahan, Lindholm or Tkachuk?
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He's a trigger man - plain and simple. James Neal can beat you from a distance where few guys can. And in signing him, I think it's a fair assumption he'd be used in that capacity, which he never was. And call me crazy, but I still see that as a shortcoming on our PP.
It's entirely fair to question James Neal's give a crap meter last year, because it was abysmal. He's not innocent here by any stretch.
But do I think he'd have contributed more if he was used in areas of his strength? Without question.
I'm a Peters guy, but I don't think this situation was handled properly. And that's far from only James Neal's fault.