I don't even know that he has to live up to his cap hit. Just being a 4mil player will go a long ways for us.if he lives up to his cap hit, and the Lucic retention, what a gift that would be.
It kind of fixes our whole cap problem. We'd still have a lot of dead cap from buyouts, but that's workable. It's only bad for the next two seasons. After that, I think a combo of growing cap plus expiring deals, can give us the cap space we need to keep players.
I don't know, suppose to be a real deep draft not sure I want to give up that pick even if it means we are competitive all year with a shot at the playoffs.If he keeps playing the way he is playing... well worth the extra 3rd rounder that conditionally could go with Lucc.
The Real Steal James Neal!
I don't know, suppose to be a real deep draft not sure I want to give up that pick even if it means we are competitive all year with a shot at the playoffs.
So what you’re saying is we should never try to improve the team cause it might be a good draft pick?I don't know, suppose to be a real deep draft not sure I want to give up that pick even if it means we are competitive all year with a shot at the playoffs.
exactly. he played in back to back stanley cup runs at 30+ he was gassed. james neal is too good of a hockey player to score 20+ for the better part of a decade and then out of nowhere he is dead weight and can't put up 10. there is pressure on him but its not the same pressure as it was in calgary, in edmonton the pressure is to live up to lucic which he can do. i wouldn't be surprised to see him score 20 or even 25. the summer off will be wonderful for him.Neal was burnt out from two Stanley Cup appearances in the two seasons prior to signing with Calgary. We will get the 'old' Neal, plus. PPlay plus 2 and 1 line mix will result in 35 goals and same number of assists. Great year for Neal is ahead!
I don't know, suppose to be a real deep draft not sure I want to give up that pick even if it means we are competitive all year with a shot at the playoffs.
I’ve reworked the numbers and done some advanced statistical calculations and believe he’s looking at 82g 0a
Who has two thumbs and picked up James Neal in his hockey pool? THIS GUY!
ShaddupMan, Gretzky must be crapping his pants now. That 50 goals in 39 games, he said was one of the hardest record to break. 92 goals in a season is just as hard. Those are definitely in jeopardy now. Imagine 50 goals in 25 games for Neal.
back to calgarypuck with yaShould Neal be exposed in the expansion draft? The goals he's putting up is forcing us to protect him. That means we might need to expose Matt Benning.....this sucks.