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Oct 7, 2018, 11:00 EDTUpdated: Oct 7, 2018, 04:12 EDT
After Saturday night’s furious 7-4 win over the Vancouver Canucks, new Flames acquisition James Neal partook in the Hockey Night in Canada tradition of sitting down and shooting the breeze with Scott Oake. Here’s the highlights for you.
Neal on how he became the Real Deal:
Why he chose Calgary:
Mike Smith’s son (unknown which one) makes a cameo:
On Neal’s famous “tweet” (that’s clearly an instagram post. Get with the times, Scott) to Connor McDavid:
After that, onto the hottest topic off-ice: Fortnite.
On Mike Commodore, friend and nuisance:
On his hair-care routine:
And finally, on the extensive dental work he’s needed over the past few years:
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