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Originally Posted by GioforPM
I'm happy to be proven wrong. I like Mangiapane a lot - I just have never thought of defence as a strength area.
That said, analytically - why is he ranked like that? If it's overall shot suppression, maybe that has something to do with offensive play/forechecking?
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I think it's tenacity. He may fall down in the corner or be on the losing end of a puck battle, but he'll get right back in the play and right back on the puck faster than most other players. He doesn't give up and doesn't fly by his assignment, so whoever he is covering is rarely able to operate unhindered.