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Originally Posted by TheoFleury
That's why Mangiapane is the logical odd man out. We can't afford him. End of story. Unless we lose Johnny. And then we are screwed regardless. Also need cap for Kylington... way more than Mangiapane imo
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No, I disagree.
The Flames should absolutely keep Tkachuk, Gaudreau, and Mangiapane because they are all good players and they drive the team forward.
You can’t discard good players because you’re stuck with bad players or paying mediocre ones too much money. The GM has to find a way to offload his makes/under-performers (and better yet, don’t pay them in the first place). If he can’t do that, then he shouldn’t have his job.
The moment we lose one of Tkachuk/Gaudreau/Mangiapane, then we immediately need to replace that player. This team doesn’t have top-six wingers just sitting around waiting to get into the lineup.
Every year we see teams somehow figure out how to manage difficult cap situations without ejecting their best players.