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Originally Posted by Knightslayer
Because Mangiapane isn't good defensively that's why. He needs to learn to play better in the defensive end. Him and Dube look lost most nights when they aren't shooting 40%.
Some really need to temper expectations with Mangiapane. He is still learning at the NHL level and Sutter is making him a better player.
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We are already seeing some of this with Monahan. I've never seen him work the boards the way that he has been doing.
As for Coleman, I think that he is a bad match on the Backlund-Pitlick line. It would all come together if there was a skilled RW to put on that line, moving Pitlick down to play with Monahan, but a skilled RW doesn't exist on the team to plug into that spot.
Fella named Gawdin is more than a point per game in Stockton and happens to play RW.