Generally speaking, wingers don't carry teams. Rarely even lines.
If there's a problem, it's at center. Monahan is good value as a six million dollar man, but many other teams have players who are good value at 8+ million.
I don't agree we can't win with this lineup... Except I'm not sure if a contender can carry an anchor contract like Neals anymore. He's been among the worst forwards on the the team much of the season, and has been just useless again. Some people say he's a finisher who needs a playmaker, but that's silly. He should be helping in other ways, but he's really just irrelevant even on his best days.
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