The Hockey News

RED FLAGS

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NO REAL CONCERNS IN this area. Both have size: Neal is 6-foot-2 and 221 pounds, van Riemsdyk is 6-foot-3 and

217 pounds. Both can skate and play an up-tempo game. Both have been durable: Neal has played in 89 percent of his team’s games during his career, van Riemsdyk 86 percent. Neal will be 31 at the start of next season, van Riemsdyk

29. By the end of a long-term contract, that age difference could be a factor. EDGE: VAN RIEMSDYK

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