Probably the same time the Flames officially created the "cheap shot to win" game plan.
Confirmed with Link: Oilers will be giving up third round pick in Lucic/Neal swap
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Probably the same time the Flames officially created the "cheap shot to win" game plan.
Stoneman89
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So.....the NHL is awarding the 3rd round pick to the Flames because they are extrapolating their goal totals and using that as a basis of settlement.
The Oilers finished in the playoffs by extrapolating their win percentage and place in standings. The Hawks would have finished out of the playoffs by the same measurements. Since the league has no problem with the Lucic/Neal trade by extrapolating their goal totals, why are we playing the Hawks to get into the playoffs?
The Oilers finished in the playoffs by extrapolating their win percentage and place in standings. The Hawks would have finished out of the playoffs by the same measurements. Since the league has no problem with the Lucic/Neal trade by extrapolating their goal totals, why are we playing the Hawks to get into the playoffs?
Stoneman89
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It would have been fine if Neal actually DID score 21 goals. Not one person on here would have complained. But he didn't.
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After the qualifying round is over just say that those stats don't count as playoffs stats but regular season stats now. Draisaitl still wins the Ross, Ovi hits 50 and Mcdavid hits 100 points. I wouldn't be surprised if the NHL did this since they just make up rules and conditions now.
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I’m probably alone in this, but I feel Neal’s 3rd period performance last night was worth the 3rd round pick.
Samus44
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You know if the league decided to include the stats from the play in for him and Lucic I would have thought that was a fair compromise. Instead they just assumed he would of scored goals he didn't and that's bogus. It's not that the trade is suddenly bad it's that the ruling is arbitrary and ridiculous. It was nice to see even the main boards thought it was bizarre.
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That compromise is what I wanted. The trade compensation was all messed up by covid.
But it's just a little disheartening as an Oiler fan. Maybe it is a coincidence, but why is it against us always? So few teams are affected that they could throw us a bone.
"GM and coach compensation? Don't you know the letter of the law? The paper says this! You have to pay!"
"Neal trade compensation? Don't you know the 'spirit' of the condition? You can't go by letter of the law all the time! You have to pay!"
But I'm ready to drop this. Downgrading a 4th isn't the worst thing.
Aceboogie
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This. Although I have no issue giving up a 3rd to get rid of Lucic. Hell, the way Neal & Lucic have played this year (polar opposites), I wouldnt have had an issue giving up a first
Rare to see such a robbery in a trade with the Oilers on the taking end. Treliving is a moron, and you love to see it
The decisions makes zero sense but what's new. Hopefully Neal can lift a cup over his head this fall and smile right into the camera while he does so, mouthing the words "Third round pick"
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A nice read. Makes me like Neal more and appreciate his veteran leadership
Aceboogie
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Guy has went to the finals (or long runs) with Nashville, Pitt, and Vegas. He does bring a wealth of experience and vet leadership. The biggest thing is that hes willing to accept different roles. For Lucic, once he signed his big ticket, he wanted a top 6 skill position or hed pout and float
Neal is the guy we were hoping to get when we signed Lucic in 2015.
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McDavid taking it easy on NHLers at 16 years old because he didn’t want to embarrass them is the most Connor thing I’ve ever heard. That would have been the summer of 2013. So Connor was showing up Neal who had 61 goals in his last 120 games
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Plot twist: after 2 playoff games J. Neal is leading the team in +/- category with +3. That's the guy with the worst +/- during the regular season with -20.
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Neal is an absolute gem. Can’t believe Calgary made that trade.
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Yeah, this was the best story. Such a "McDavid story", where he was already better than NHL all-stars at age 16, but didn't want to show them up, lol. Just a ridiculous talent, and we should always remember how lucky we are to cheer for him every game.
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Stoneman89
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If he keeps playing like he did in game 2, and getting better, let him game away!
Read the article Neal wrote yesterday.
James Neal is worth 10 Lucic pro-rated trades.
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Anybody just randomly think about this and how the league screwed us over with these random assumptions to the trade conditions and just get angry? Or is it just me? lol
Stoneman89
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Yes, I do from time to time. Then, I just envision my ex-wife in quicksand, and I feel jolly again.
