Edmonton Oilers, James Neal #18 (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images)
There’s no question James Neal had a bad year this past season. After almost cracking the 20 goal mark two seasons ago based almost exclusively on PP goals (he would’ve cracked the 20 goal mark if the season hadn’t have ended prematurely), he took a huge step down this season, only putting up 5-5-10 in a mere 29 games this past season – and with only one PP goal and three PP points to boot. The lone bright spot in his season is he finished with a -2, much improved on -20 from two seasons ago.