HockeySauce
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- Jan 26, 2011
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McNeill is a RW who hasn't played in the NHL even though he scores alot. Hawks have Hossa and Kane in the top 6 and McNeill isn't necessarily a bottom 6er. Could get Pirri'd easily in favor of a more protoypical bottom 6er like Baun supposedly is.
Uhh.. McNeill isn't a one-dimensional scorer. He's a solid all-round player that can contribute in a lot of ways, but doesn't have a real standout ability. He's got size, is a good skater, solid playmaker with a good shot but he projects as a complimentary top-9 forward in a Brouwer-ish style, that can play solid two-way hockey and play on the PK.
The biggest reason why he didn't get his shot this year was his injury when Hartman got called up. I have no doubt it would've been McNeill if he was healthy.
If the Hawks are going to move Bickell this off-season, McNiell comfortably slots into the bottom-6 as a replacement.