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Originally Posted by GranteedEV
No.
I am just saying that the player you are claiming has top 6 deployment does not, in the terms that relate to top six production (powerplay, 3v3, etc... even 5v5).
I am also just saying that a 28 point pace is not unimpressive given the context he is playing in. He has 18 5v5 points and our best players have 20 in more more minutes.
I don't really think points tell a great story. But when you talk about the player being on pace for 28 points and act as if that's a knock on his skillset or capability level.... what are you even saying?
As for comments about skill, I made none. But I will now. Better, or not, mangiapane is a key component of his line. He's not a 3rd wheel picking up gimme points playing with two superstars. Many of the goals produced by that line are created by mangiapane. Pointless streak or not (as if points aren't prone to high variance).
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There is no real knock on the player. The knock I suppose is on the concept of applauding Tre for adding Mangiapane to the “core”. I just found that funny
Slice and dice the stats as you wish. Points do tell a story for a guy deployed with the two best forwards on the team. The 11 game pointless streak was a real thing.
Points matter because hockey games are won by outscoring the opponent. For the 11 consecutive games Mangiapane contributed zero points, he didn’t help the team much in the way of scoring
Enjoy what the player does, as you will, but it’s with a set of homer glasses that one calls him a core player and applauds it
* also, many of our “best players” have been relatively unimpressive this year