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Originally Posted by CroFlames
The fact is Versteeg is a vet, and guys like Klimchuk and Mangiapane are competing for his job. Mangiapane especially is playing well in the A, so he 100% deserves a first look.
Now that Versteeg is injured, Mangiapane should be recalled and given the opportunity to stick around. If he's not performing to NHL standards though, and there is no one else competing for that job, then what do you do? It's good to have a vet under contract who you know can play NHL minutes fill in the gap until the AHLer out performs him.
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There are multiple players that are competing for that job right now. So far Hathaway earned getting the first look and Flames Management and Coaches know he can contribute in a 4th line role in the NHL. If his play falls off and Versteeg ends up on LTIR till the end of the season, Mangiapane has earned the chance for a look in the NHL, then its Klimchuk and Hrivik.
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Originally Posted by CroFlames
I'm not convinced Mangiapane's skills will translate to the NHL.
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You may not be convinced, but I know there are a lot of people that feel he has the opportunity provide a similar play style as 5'9" Brendan Gallagher. But we won't know until he has been given the chance that many people believe he has earned.