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Originally Posted by kyuss275
They should leave Mangiapane and Hrivik down there after all star break.
I have not followed Stockton this year. How are some of the "finese" players looking? Is Foo, Klimchuck ect ready to try for a 3rd line winger spot, bumping Hathaway down to 4th line where he belongs?
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Mangiapane is our best finesse player in the AHL.
Personally I think he should probably get a look in the NHL on a line that doesn't include Matt Stajan, and Curtis Lazar. And I think it's time to see if Tkachuk can drive his own line - IMO he's good enough to do it.
Gaudreau - Monahan - Ferland
Mangiapane - Backlund - Frolik
Bennett - Jankowski - Tkachuk
Give that a shot - the Backlund winger spot has been a decent home for our young players over the last couple seasons. Might as well see if it works for Mangiapane too. If not Mangiapane then we should probably give Klimchuk a taste to see what he can do at the NHL level - I have a feeling he might be one of those guys who is better in the NHL than the AHL.