This is one of those good ones to hum and haw over.

WINGER... this is so hard to fill...

Centre - much easier to fill...

Tavares - as close to knowing that you got something awesome as it gets

Neal - pretty sure you got something awesome...

Age isn't a factor.

Centres need to outscore wingers by 10 points (centres score more points & wingers are rarer).

I'm not going to dwell on the keeper thoughts. The big pieces are too important and the final keeper spot can be worked and re-worked simple enough.

Extended CATS I'd have to review carefully, to determine if this pulled one guy ahead by a bit.

Salary isn't overly a factor. Neal is a steady $5.0M while Tavares rises to $6.0M. Both are signed for a good period of time.

Both are in good situations to be successful. It's nice that Tavares leads, while Neal is second or third fiddle (if he's a third fiddle it's by far the nicest third fiddle in the NHL).

Age isn't a factor.

I have Tavares. There's a good chance I'd do this... wings are tough to fill... (particularly in straight points).

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