Calgary Flames try to repair relationship with James Neal after playoff benching Globe_Sports
Calgary signed the 31-year-old to a five-year contract worth US$28.75 million last year because he was a consistent 20-goal man and also brought playoff experience after two long runs with Nashville and Las Vegas.But after seven shots on net, zero points and a minus-3 in the first four games of the Avalanche series, Neal was benched in favour of Austin Czarnik. Calgary lost 5-1.Flames head coach Bill Peters and Neal began working on reconciliation in their exit-meeting discussions this week.
“It was a tough year for sure,” Neal said. “It’s tough when you’re not producing like you should be. That being said, our team was winning. “I want to be a top-six guy who is counted on to score big goals and be an impact player,” Neal said. “I’ve been like that my whole career. “The last three years, they’ve been good years, but that being said, you don’t have time to take care of your body and train in the summer,” Neal said.Story continues below advertisement
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