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Originally Posted by ComixZone
What is "fancy" about what I'm saying there?
Andrew Mangiapane faces tough competition.
Andrew Mangiapane had 17 even strength goals while playing below 14 minutes a night.
There's nothing fancy being touted here. They are basic stats and a simplistic comparison of production vs. ice time.
Sean Monahan had a bad season, and the top line struggled significantly and again let us down in the playoffs during 5v5 play. We can dance around that all we want, but until you improve that, the issue will persist. So even if we keep Monahan, why would we trade Mangiapane for Reinhart when Mangiapane is the better player? Because Reinhart is a RHS? Well, that's a moronic idea.
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Yeah man do I get tired of the term fancy.
It's simple counting, and Mangiapane's limited sample size says he can drive play. That's a good thing.
If you want to trade him for Reinhart you can lean on his slide in the playoffs (step back), the sample size, Reinhart's draft pedigree. The Fact that Reinhart does and will make more.
But don't try and ignore what Mangiapane has done by calling fancy stats or a mirage. This isn't a causal model. It's simple counting.