Neal always had the potential to bounce back. It's rare for a player to just fall off the face of the Earth like he did. I'm not sad to see him gone and think Lucic fits a better role for us, but the trade always had the potential to work out well for the Oilers.
It probably won't matter in the big picture, but I do think while both teams improve where they needed to, the trade improves the Oilers more.
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