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View Poll Results: Thoughts on the James Neal signing?
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Love It
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46.55% |
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Love the add, worried about the term
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37.15% |
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Neutral
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Wait and see
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12-27-2018, 04:12 PM
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#1381
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by TheScorpion
I just bought a James Neal jersey which means he's scoring 6 against Winnipeg.
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Way to take one for the team, Scorp.
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12-27-2018, 04:15 PM
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#1382
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First round-bust
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: speculating about AHL players
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Huntingwhale
I would love to see a collection of Scorp's jerseys. Jones, Neal lol. I know there's other odd ones you've mentioned.
Would be a very unique collection!
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I have the full list.
RBK
Home Red: 10 Versteeg, 79 Ferland
Retro: 7 Brodie
Script Alts: 93 Bennett, 19 Jones
Heritage Classic: 34 Kiprusoff
Adidas
Retro: 18 Neal
It's a little out there, for sure. And yeah, I got a pretty good deal on the Neal one.
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12-30-2018, 01:15 PM
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#1383
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Calgary, Alberta
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Neal is getting plenty of shot opportunity, and is doing absolutely nothing with them. I don't see any indication that's he's going to turn it around since be's been constantly getting chances. Really what more could be done for him at this point?
It's funny how Flames might actually be better off with Brouwer than signing James Neal. By far Treliving worst mistake. What a waste of money.
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12-30-2018, 01:24 PM
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#1384
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First round-bust
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: speculating about AHL players
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Neal had a primary assist taken away last night. He's on pace to get more shots this year than Brouwer did total as a Calgary Flame.
He will be fine.
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12-30-2018, 01:24 PM
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#1385
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Lifetime Suspension
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TheScorpion
Neal had a primary assist taken away last night. He's on pace to get more shots this year than Brouwer did total as a Calgary Flame.
He will be fine.
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Really? We're really grasping at straws now.
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12-30-2018, 01:27 PM
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#1386
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First Line Centre
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The flames #2 pp needs a shakeup. Neal should be on the unit and parked on the right side looking for a one timer.
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12-30-2018, 01:30 PM
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#1387
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Crash and Bang Winger
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What I notice is how frequently Neal’s shots hit the goalie right in the jersey crest. I think he’s getting so embarrassed and desperate to score that he’s just flinging it at the net and not taking his time. He needs to summon up a bit of patience.
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12-30-2018, 01:41 PM
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#1388
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Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: North America
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He reminds me allot of Tony Amonte’s last year with the Flames.
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12-30-2018, 01:50 PM
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#1389
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#1 Goaltender
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TheScorpion
Neal had a primary assist taken away last night. He's on pace to get more shots this year than Brouwer did total as a Calgary Flame.
He will be fine.
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This is actually one of the things that scares me right now. Neal is in one of his better stretches of the season and still can’t find a way to score. Eventually when he’s in a stretch where he’s not playing well, it’ll be even more difficult for him to find the back of the net.
The shot attempts are equally scary because the team is paying an absolute premium for him to execute on those shots. That’s why snipers are paid more than your average shooter. They generally score with less attempts. That was Iggy, didn’t need 50 shots just to pot one home. Needed a few shots here and there. I thought that’s what we were getting, but it’s been almost 2 months since his last goal.
People may have a massive hate on Brouwer. But for a 4th liner last season, I didn’t think he was out of place. I’m at the point now where I actually wished we had kept Brouwer instead of signing another potential albatross. Luckily for Neal’s sake, the team is actually winning anyway, otherwise he’d be getting his teeth kicked in every night for being more unproductive than Brouwer ever was.
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12-30-2018, 02:00 PM
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#1390
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First round-bust
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: speculating about AHL players
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Originally Posted by Phagoof
Really? We're really grasping at straws now.
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I mean, yes, really. You're disputing something that actually happened. The Flames put the puck in the net and it was ruled no goal. If it had been called a goal, James Neal would've recorded the primary assist.
Are you here to dispute that? Because if you are, then you're in some sort of alternate dimension.
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12-30-2018, 02:39 PM
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#1391
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Lifetime Suspension
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TheScorpion
I mean, yes, really. You're disputing something that actually happened. The Flames put the puck in the net and it was ruled no goal. If it had been called a goal, James Neal would've recorded the primary assist.
Are you here to dispute that? Because if you are, then you're in some sort of alternate dimension.
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You just made it seem like if he recorded an assist last night, it would of somehow turned his season around. He looked like the exact same Neal last night as he has all season.
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12-30-2018, 02:57 PM
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#1392
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Scoring Winger
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Originally Posted by direwolf
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ah the responses I got when claiming Neal is overrated
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12-30-2018, 03:18 PM
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#1393
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First Line Centre
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Yoho
He reminds me allot of Tony Amonte’s last year with the Flames.
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At least Amonte could hit the post.
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12-30-2018, 03:23 PM
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#1394
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Backup Goalie
Join Date: Jun 2012
Exp: 
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Neal is our Lucic. Difference being that Lucic can at least hit and fight
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12-30-2018, 04:22 PM
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#1395
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Springbank
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Wisers
Neal is our Lucic. Difference being that Lucic can at least hit and fight
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Neal has 300 percent more goals.
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12-30-2018, 04:53 PM
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#1396
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First Line Centre
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Yoho
He reminds me allot of Tony Amonte’s last year with the Flames.
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I had the exact same thought while at th game last night.
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12-30-2018, 04:58 PM
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#1397
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Calgary, Alberta
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GioforPM
Neal has 300 percent more goals.
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And we're living in the present, where they're producing the exact same goal wise. At least Lucic has size going for him.
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12-30-2018, 05:20 PM
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#1398
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Scoring Winger
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Neal’s value to this team isn’t just goals though...Neal is:
- Great in the face off circle
- Amazing on the penalty kill
- A consistent playmaker, bringing his line mates into the game
- Always a massive physical presence
- Ready to drop the gloves when needed
If he wasn’t doing all that stuff and was paid 5.75 million for the singular role of being a sniper and scoring goals, I’d imagine folks would be pretty upset right now.
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12-30-2018, 05:48 PM
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#1399
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Calgary, Alberta
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CanadaMatt
Neal’s value to this team isn’t just goals though...Neal is:
- Great in the face off circle
- Amazing on the penalty kill
- A consistent playmaker, bringing his line mates into the game
- Always a massive physical presence
- Ready to drop the gloves when needed
If he wasn’t doing all that stuff and was paid 5.75 million for the singular role of being a sniper and scoring goals, I’d imagine folks would be pretty upset right now.
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You don't pay 5.75 millions for those things. You do it for goals, since goals actually matter in the scoresheet, and who wins and loses games.
All that doesn't justify how much money has been spent on him.
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12-30-2018, 05:50 PM
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#1400
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Franchise Player
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It was sarcasm.
CanadaMatt only posts about Neal.
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