CarltonTheBear said:
I get that Neal had a horrible season but he was a consistent 20-goal scorer his entire career prior to that. Did the aging curve hit him HARD (he turns 32 this September) or was it just an off season? I'd try betting on the latter before trading him for one of the worst contracts in the league. This doesn't make much sense for Calgary.
Yeah, that shooting percent of 5.0 is probably going to recover some. That being said, he is becoming pretty one-dimensional. Still could be a solid 2nd line winger, but, not going to worth his contract in the long run.