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Originally Posted by wingmaker
Mangiapane significantly outscored Poirier in all three of their equivalent junior seasons He is smaller and of course the question is how he will translate at the pro level, but his junior stats are pretty incredible.
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Mangiapane's and Poirier's three Juniour seasons are not exactly equivalent. Poirier did not turn 19-years-old until the mid-point of his last season in the QMJHL, and as a 19/20-year old was a 0.8 points/game-scoring rookie in the AHL. I would consider Mangiapane's 2014/15 season more comparable to Poirier's 2013/14 season, which means that his 2013/14 season is more closely comparable to Poirier's 2012/13 season in which he under-scored Poirier.
I would say their Juniour numbers are fairly close overall, but Poirier's excellent rookie professional season trumps all that Mangiapane has accomplished to this point.