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Originally Posted by jonkaupp
No, you don’t. The cap savings were minimal and the eventual buyout is going to be way worse than any cap savings. Lucic isn’t an NHL worthy player, Neal is. Better off retaining a bunch of Neals salary in a trade than trading for the worst contract in the NHL. Defending the Lucic deal is insanity.
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I wouldn't have done the deal but Lucic is playing better for the Flames than Neal ever did.
Neal is only an NHL player on the powerplay with the league's top offensive talent. He is on a winning team with double digit goals and a double digit minus.