Confirmed Signing with Link: [STL] James Neal signs with the Blues (1 year, $750k)

[Jerkbait]

Congrats?

Thanks... schooling arm chair GMs has never been so easy

 

[Jerkbait]

Real Oiler fans knew Neal still has it. He just had a rough go with Covid.

Im happy he caught on to a new team, I really like him.

Agreed, there were certain blues fans who argued he couldn't crack the blues lineup, I pointed out obvious facts and they shunned it, so I can only imagine how the crow tastes now

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Never trust an NHL veteran with perfect teeth!

 

[jetsforever]

Nice, low risk for the team and great to see Neal staying in the league

 

[Rubi]

Can the Blues afford to have a player in the lineup that just sits on the bench until its PP time? He's pretty well useless and and a detriment any other time.

 

[rumrokh]

Can the Blues afford to have a player in the lineup that just sits on the bench until its PP time? He's pretty well useless and and a detriment any other time.

He has looked good in preseason and camp.

 

[McClelland]

Never trust an NHL veteran with perfect teeth!

And hes also to slow to get away!

750 k for 15 goals is a good deal.

 

[DFF]

Real Oiler fans knew Neal still has it. He just had a rough go with Covid.

Im happy he caught on to a new team, I really like him.

Real Oilers fans know Oilers are paying for most of his earning

 

[Oilslick941611]

Real Oilers fans know Oilers are paying for most of his earning

Its not my money.

 

[Stealth JD]

He makes the third line just a bit more lethal, allowing the Blues to gain favorable matchups for at least one of their lines. Neal in the top-6? That’s not good. Neal behind the top-6, for league minimum? Hell yeah.

Saad-ROR-Perron
Kyrou-Schenn-Buchnevich
Neal-Thomas-Tarasenko
Barbashev-Sundqvist-Bozak

I’d take my chances against any team with that forward depth. If the Blues can get good goaltending and special teams, their defense doesn’t need to be spectacular…just competent.
Nice deal for Doug Armstrong’s club. Berube can’t hate having another depth scorer.

 

[blankall]

Got to give it to him. He looked great in the pre season and earned the contract. At $750k, it'll probably be a lot easier to deal with the real deal Neal all season.

 

[Idlerlee]

Neal: Has a very good PTO that ends with contract
HFBoards: He's awful

 

[MaritimeHockeyNut]

lol 10+ goals with probably half that in a negative +/-... for league minimum... That you can toss aside whenever you want... hard not to like... cant please everyone no matter how positive the deal is.

 

[Stubu]

Low risk, medium reward, high gringe.

 

[Jerkbait]

Still waiting for a certain couple blues fans to make an appearance..they seemingly went into hiding....LOL

 

[izzy]

He makes the third line just a bit more lethal, allowing the Blues to gain favorable matchups for at least one of their lines. Neal in the top-6? That’s not good. Neal behind the top-6, for league minimum? Hell yeah.

Saad-ROR-Perron
Kyrou-Schenn-Buchnevich
Neal-Thomas-Tarasenko
Barbashev-Sundqvist-Bozak

I’d take my chances against any team with that forward depth. If the Blues can get good goaltending and special teams, their defense doesn’t need to be spectacular…just competent.
Nice deal for Doug Armstrong’s club. Berube can’t hate having another depth scorer.

that 3rd line would get f***in blown to pieces defensively

 

[Beauterham]

Still waiting for a certain couple blues fans to make an appearance..they seemingly went into hiding....LOL

I told you in the other topic it wouldn't surprise me if we gave him a contract, however I expected him to be more of a 13/14th forward who can take a spot in case of injuries. Since then Sanford was traded and that opened up a spot, all he had to do was beat out Logan Brown. He got a 750k deal, so if he's not up for the deal we can still easily waive him.

 

[JoeSakic13]

Neal: Has a very good PTO that ends with contract
HFBoards: He's awful

 

[stl76]

Still waiting for a certain couple blues fans to make an appearance..they seemingly went into hiding....LOL

Grow up. Life's too short for petty online vendettas.

 

[Jerkbait]

Grow up. Life's too short for petty online vendettas.

Who said anything about vendettas??? LOL...but every now and then it fine to school some of these know-it-alls....relax have a drink or nap...

 

[westc2]

He makes the third line just a bit more lethal, allowing the Blues to gain favorable matchups for at least one of their lines. Neal in the top-6? That’s not good. Neal behind the top-6, for league minimum? Hell yeah.

Saad-ROR-Perron
Kyrou-Schenn-Buchnevich
Neal-Thomas-Tarasenko
Barbashev-Sundqvist-Bozak

I’d take my chances against any team with that forward depth. If the Blues can get good goaltending and special teams, their defense doesn’t need to be spectacular…just competent.
Nice deal for Doug Armstrong’s club. Berube can’t hate having another depth scorer.

Gonna be funny seeing the "3rd line" score the most goals on the team.

 

[Unspecified]

He will be good for a few Unsportsmanlike conduct (diving) penalties this year.

 

[DFF]

Gonna be funny seeing the "3rd line" score the most goals on the team.

I guess if the game is slow enough, Neal can still shoot the puck. And the Blues probably don’t play defense on their 3rd line like other teams

 

[Ementy]

Neal had a darn good camp and provides what the Blues need down low and around the net. I have no clue if he or his legs will sustain what he showed in camp, but if it does, this could be a nice pickup. If he fizzles out, he can be waived or sent down. Low risk.

If it's anything like when he came to the Oilers, he'll be good for 15 games, then drop off a cliff.

 

[67Blues]

If it's anything like when he came to the Oilers, he'll be good for 15 games, then drop off a cliff. to Springfield

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