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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
I don't get why people keep including Mangiapane in trade rumors.
In terms of 200ft play he's been one of our best forwards the last two seasons.
Why do we want to get rid of him?
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Depth of position mainly. Even if you move Johnny we have a full compliment of LW at our disposal. You could presumably subtract 2 LW to address other areas of need and still sign a middle 6 LW fairly easily and cheaply. Its the most abundant position in hockey IMO.
Then Factor in the possibility of Taylor Hall coming in....then why not exchange assets that address other needs?
And, its always a good day when you can move a 6th round pick to get better things elsewhere.
And on top of that, pretty much everyone on the roster has been talked about in trade scenarios, its just conversation, so why not? Its not like fan posting has any real bearing on what the team will do.
And I suspect Mangiapane is going to be headed to arbitration. Like I'm pretty much convinced that its going to go down like that.