Oilers are paying 6.35M for James Neal and they are the big winners apparently


Both guys suck...Lucic will be more useful as a 3rd/4th liner on the Flames than Neal pouting

both guys had negative value

Calgary was 2nd overall with Neal doing F all...its not like they are gonna miss him
- flashfire

Most reasonable post about this trade.

Cause your coach made things personal rather than thinking for the good of the club...result is first round KNOCKOUT...
- oil90

Says the guy whose team was OUT OF THE PLAYOFFS by Thanksgiving.

or asking Dudas for tips on negotiating contracts.
- classic321

Edmonton

Do people actually think Neal is going to have another season of shooting 5%.


- classic321

Agreed. Edmonton wins this hands down. Lucic is finished. Neal only had 1 bad year with an unsustainably low shooting %.
Lucic started to look bad the year Boston traded him and has not recovered.

Yes he does. Or so it has been reported.
- Wildschwein

I've read that the NTC gets nullified once it's waived by the player, and that the trading team needs to agree to and resign the NTC for it to take affect once again. I have not heard reports on this yet, as details are slim. If Treliving has agreed to reinstating the NTC, that would... Not be so good.

Fail on Calgary 😂 enjoy Lucic’s blazing speed and quick hands 😆
- KingJ88

You're kidding yourself if you think Neal will be any faster haha. If he's training harder this offseason maybe he's quicker on his feet for you guys than he was for us but we have to wait and see.

What year is it again?
- MeanestOfTimes

It is... let me check... 2011 I think

- Tumbleweed

here in mother russia you don't have constipation, constipation haves you. parastroika comrades.