Edmonton Oilers. James Neal #18 (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images)
Left winger James Neal made his regular season debut with the Edmonton Oilers on Friday night but unfortunately, things didn’t go as planned. Not only did the Oilers, unfortunately, lose to the Toronto Maple Leafs, but Neal showed some struggling throughout most of this matchup.
Of course, we have to be realistic here and understanding in the grand scheme of things. Neal is coming back from numerous injuries on top of unfortunately having COVID-19. He came back and will easily need a few games to get back into the swing of things on the ice.