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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 your reply resonated with the eye test for me. I feel Mang is the best forechecker on the team but I'm not sure I'd consider him great in his own end. He's not bad, but there are other forwards that have a higher defensive impact on the Flames IMO.