Last off-season, I recommended Mangiapane as a player the Flames should be looking to lock in for as long as possible, as soon as possible, due to his all but certain impending breakout as identified by anyone who watched his all-round game - and his purported ~$1 million ask on a multi-year deal.
Unfortunately, the Flames chose to nickel-and-dime the no-leverage Mangipane for $300,000 on a single-season contract despite that and are now going to be writing a ticket that far exceeds $300,000 in incremental value every season for the remainder of his time with the Team. Small one-season gain for large multi-season pain. Great job.
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