Dube right now reminds me a lot of Mangiapane a couple years ago. Dube's a little bigger, a little faster, a little cleaner puck skills, but he hasn't totally developed his feel for the game, which is where Mangiapane has a huge edge. But if it clicks for him I think that's a reasonable ceiling - a 5-10% better Mangiapane, topping out in the 55-60 point range if he ends up with a top-6 role and some PP time. Or in a more pessimistic scenario he's still a solid 30-point 3rd-liner with some skill.
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