Goose or Neal?

by Bubbachewie on Jan 25, 2012 2:43 PM CST

I guess it's been about a year since the trade. I see today the Neal has been named as a replacement on the All-Star team, (congrats to him) and the Stars locked up Goligoski. I personally like what Goligoski has brought but just wondering what everyone else's take is. Did we give up on Neal to quick or was it the right move?

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Would you rather have Goligoski or Neal one year later?

Goligoski

95 votes

Neal

43 votes

138 votes | Poll has closed

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I think we need both very badly. Its unfortunate it took Neal to get Goligoski. I guess its too close to call for me.

by TimAH on Jan 25, 2012 3:03 PM CST reply actions

its close but give me goose

i think its more difficult to find a puck moving dman than it is to find a goal scorer like neal. i liked james neal alot when he was here, but his production is based directly on who centers his line. notice how he didnt do a damn thing last year without crosby or malkin. he can score but he just cant seem to create, whereas goligoski can create chances for himself and others. i think this is a perfect example of the rare trade that works out for both teams.

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by heyitsthatguy! on Jan 25, 2012 3:42 PM CST reply actions

It's amazing how it took playing with Evgeni Malkin to really unleash Neal.

He had just one goal in 20 games with the Penguins last season, and just 2 goals in his final 31 games last season. So what’s the reason he’s exploded this season?

He always had the tools, it was obvious it was mental with him. A fresh start, a full offseason with a very talented team…and playing next to Malkin doesn’t hurt.

I’ll take Goose.

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by Brandon Worley on Jan 25, 2012 4:08 PM CST reply actions

Goose. And we got Nystrom for free.

by iHorses on Jan 25, 2012 4:17 PM CST reply actions

I'm glad we have Goose.

My friend who is fan of Penguins loves Neal.

Both also like the way these players are playing in their new teams.

Can’t ask for more.

Trevor Daley is my cup of tea.

by Henri Muroke on Jan 25, 2012 6:12 PM CST reply actions

I like Neal

but he was in the way of Benn’s development and I don’t want to imagine this teams defence without Goligoski. We sure could use Neal in our lineup right now though

by KBreezy on Jan 25, 2012 8:38 PM CST reply actions

As much as Neal is scoring now in Pittsburgh

I don’t seem him producing anything close to that here unless there was some chemistry we didn’t know about between him and Ribeiro. You do have to wonder what other player we could have traded him for, though. It was also obvious that Niskanen had some mental obstacle getting in his way playing here, and that it seems to be gone now in Pittsburgh. This trade has worked out beautifully for all 3 of the players involved, which is good to see.

by Jeff D on Jan 25, 2012 9:11 PM CST reply actions

If we still had Neal, then we'd still have Niskanen too

All of Neal’s goals would be cancelled out by the goals that Niskanen would undoubtedly allow.

I’ll take Goligoski.

by imacdane on Jan 26, 2012 11:57 AM CST reply actions

The D-corps looks depressing if you replace Goose with Niskanen

Goligoski will be more valuable to us going forward than Neal would have, I think.

by PrussianBlue on Jan 26, 2012 1:54 PM CST reply actions

One of the most fair trades I've seen in a while.

Goli’s been injured and hasn’t had a great year overall in terms of production because of that; but his presence is so badly needed. He’ll be great as the D-corps develops and he’s officially partnered with someone.

by FBI36th on Jan 27, 2012 12:10 AM CST reply actions

If we still had Neal

he’d still be our top trade bait.

by StarzenheimerSchmidt on Jan 27, 2012 10:23 AM CST reply actions

I'm still okay with the trade

I like Neal, and seeing him rack up goal after goal during a stretch when we can’t seem to score any has definitely hasn’t been easy.

We absolutely could have used him the past few weeks.

But like others have said, a good pukcmoving D man who can lead a PP are harder to come by than goal scoring wingers. Over the long run, I think Goose will be more valuable and it was a trade that needed to be done.

But man, the past couple weeks have U-G-L-Y for this team and I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t missing Neal a little and wishing he was still here.

by cms1171 on Jan 27, 2012 12:17 PM CST reply actions