Here are a few more excerpts from Neal’s piece, written during his stay in the NHL bubble in Edmonton:“It’s funny, back when Connor was 16 and playing with Erie, he was training with Gary Roberts, who I work with as well. And one day we were doing some on-ice drills, me and Connor and some of Gary’s other guys. And I remember watching Connor run through his stuff — and in my head, just thinking, like, Wait.
I looked over at Gary and I said to him, ‘What’s Connor doing out here? Is he going to turn it up a little bit?’At the time, he was so young. And I think he was a little nervous to be around the other guys, since we’d all been in the NHL for a few years at that point. But what I realize now is — it’s not just that Connor was nervous. It’s that he knew. He knew that, even at 16, he was already better than all of us. Even as a junior, he was already the best player on our ice.
EdmontonOilers With all due respect, McDavid & Draisaitl are wasted if the defense & goalie allow 4 easy goals per game.
EdmontonOilers What a joke to watch this shit for 10+ years and still see a loosing team, it just pathetic
EdmontonOilers What a joke to watch this shit for 10+ years and still see a loosing team, it just pathetic.
EdmontonOilers James Neal is a boring old bitty - Ned Flanders
EdmontonOilers Neal is the greatest bench player ever
EdmontonOilers I didn't know this either: 'Also, I remember seeing that Leon got to 50 last year without a single empty-netter — that kind of blew my mind. Not many guys can get to 50, period. But to get there without a single empty-netter?'
EdmontonOilers Love Neal. Loved Lucic too. Happy this trade worked out for both players.
EdmontonOilers That’s more addicting than Meth.
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