One thing I like about this trade is it gives the Flames options they just didn't have in the playoffs last year, like parking the big guy in front of the net on the PP so Johnny can bounce things in off him, or sending a Lucic-Bennett-Tkachuk line out to stir things up or send a message when things go a bit loopy.
There's nothing Neal brought that Czarnik or other players already in the system couldn't replace.
I also don't understand why anyone expects Neal to have a better bounce back year than Lucic. Neal will have the benefit of his longest summer break in ages, but Lucic will feel like he's got a whole new lease on life escaping Edmonton.
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