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Originally Posted by howard_the_duck
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...
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Did you watch him last year? Perhaps the most astonishing thing about Neal's performance in 2018–19 was how terrible his shot quite suddenly looked. It was crazy. And watching his first three games in Edmonton I am honestly not especially convinced that his shot looks much better this year.
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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.
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So, again:
Who on that first powerplay do you think Neal should have replaced last year?