Edmonton Oilers. James Neal #18 (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images)
The Edmonton Oilers are a team trying to compete for the Stanley Cup. They cannot afford to have too much cap space being used upon a player that is not as effective as he once was. Of course, we are talking about James Neal here.
James Neal has two years left on a contract that is worth 5.75 million. That is worth more than the new Ryan Nugent-Hopkins contract and is just too much money for a player that put up just 10 points this past season.