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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
The legend of Andrew Mangiapane! Reading this thread I had to pinch myself to make sure I was in reality and not some dream where Mangiapane was an elite player. I like the player but I'm not even convinced he's top 6 material at this point let alone the silly talk going on here.
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That is certainly the question.
Teams that lock down guys they see as getting better kill it in the future.
Teams that lock down guys based on something they never become put themselves in trouble.
Mangiapane has very good numbers through a season and a half. He seems to make those around him better when it comes to driving a line. His five on five production at 1.94/60 is 97th league wide in the last two seasons, suggesting he's an elite second liner.
Is he though?
Sample size is the sticking point for sure.
But the team had better make sure anyone trading for Mangiapane sees him as that elite 2nd liner and pays accordingly, or don't move him.