The Columbus Blue Jackets have released forward James Neal from his professional tryout, per Aaron Portzline.
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Neal, 35, put together a respectable AHL season last season, which earned him the tryout. Columbus, however, felt their team was better off without him.
What is next for Neal is entirely up to him, but retirement seems imminent. Perhaps he can scrape together another season or two in the AHL, but his days in the bigs have passed.
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