TSN: Nashville Aquires James Neal from Pittsburgh for Patric Hornqvist and Nick Spaling

[triggrman]

I follow now. Too many "he"s.

 

[jstreet]

http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/pu...7-Ryan-Suter-just-misses-out-o?urn=nhl-wp1055

Suter scored two own goals in one game against the Ducks, the second of which was like a soccer snipe in the upper corner off a kick

Good. I hope it happens several more times this season.

 

[RomanEmpire]

Neal is starting to look like himself lately. 2 G past 3 games & rang one off the post tonight in OT. The release on that shot was ridiculous.

 

[gratefulpred]

Neal is starting to look like himself lately. 2 G past 3 games & rang one off the post tonight in OT. He release on that shot was ridiculous.

That shot tonight was about 30 feet from me...really interested to see where this story goes

All in good time

 

[CMDEADLY]

That shot tonight was about 30 feet from me...really interested to see where this story goes

All in good time

We were behind the goal, we all thought it had gone in. Was a hell of a shot. Neal will be just fine.

 

[RoyalAir]

Neal is starting to look like himself lately. 2 G past 3 games & rang one off the post tonight in OT. The release on that shot was ridiculous.

Agreed. I wasn't much of a Neal fan dating back to his time in Dallas, but he's starting to come online here lately. His release on the Ribeiro pass (that was a goal) was gorgeous, and I thought for sure that he had the GW in OT. That shot left his blade so fast, Dubnyk was still trying to make the save when it had already bounced off the post. A half inch difference, and it's in. Beautiful shot.

 

[Enoch]

His shot is a dynamic skill. One that we have never had.

 

[predfan24]

Need to find a way to get Neal in better scoring positions on the power play and at the same time keep the puck out of his hands more on the power play. He's not much a puck handler or play maker. He's a pure triggerman and a damn good one to boot.

 

[Roman Yoshi]

Need to find a way to get Neal in better scoring positions on the power play and at the same time keep the puck out of his hands more on the power play. He's not much a puck handler or play maker. He's a pure triggerman and a damn good one to boot.

Agreed.

I just wish we could've kept Horny. I feel like the addition of Neal would've been even better with Horny to clean his garbage up. Doubt we could've swung a different package out there (like Wilson + 1st or something similar) that would've been accepted, but Neal Ribs and Horny on the PP could've been great.

 

[Top 6 Spaling]

From what I've seen, Neal is the kind of guy who will do nothing, then come out of nowhere and rip an absolute bullet top corner and score. We don't usually have guys like that. I like it.

 

[jwhouk]

From what I've seen, Neal is the kind of guy who will do nothing, then come out of nowhere and rip an absolute bullet top corner and score. We don't usually have guys like that. I like it.

Paul Kariya says hi. So does Steve Sullivan.

 

[Top 6 Spaling]

Paul Kariya says hi. So does Steve Sullivan.

That's why I said usually. Kariya was the last guy we had that was 100% like that. Prime Sully, sure, but not as much in the later ones.

 

[jwhouk]

Well, he just did something only three other Preds players in franchise history have done. I'd say that's pretty special.

 

[fiveAMpractice]

Need to find a way to get Neal in better scoring positions on the power play and at the same time keep the puck out of his hands more on the power play. He's not much a puck handler or play maker. He's a pure triggerman and a damn good one to boot.

He can handle or play the puck with the best of them but if you watch him closely he passes real quick which is the a sign of a skilled player , knowing where his team mates are all the time. But if he isn't playing with guys who move it around quick in short little passes he has to adjust his game to a slower pace with less results. Players love to be on his line after learning how he moves the puck for a quick shot.