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Originally Posted by GranteedEV
Not especially.
He might have been rough in some games, but his most recent game was strong and getting that first point can be a big hurdle. Jankowski took eight games to score a point and had a far better linemate in Bennett than the Brouwers and Stajans Mangiapane was usually playing with. Bennett took fifteen games before he scored a point this year. Jankowski had another seven game pointless streak. Jankowski had another eleven game pointless streak. Lazar had nine, eight, and eleven game pointless streaks. Frolik, playing with Tkachuk, had a six game pointless streak.
For bottom six guys not on a power play, in a system like hours that is anti-scoring, points tend to come in bunches, and Mangiapane just needs to see that first one go in.
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This is a good point. The big difference I believe is timing. Those other players struggled early when the stakes were low. The focus of this team from now on is producing now. Which begs the debate, are Shore and Stewart going to produce more
right now? its hard for me to take sides because of the sample size. Still, I don't think we will see Mangiapane again this year, and I don't think that Mangiapane is the difference maker this team needs
right now.