Clear and simple Tofolli has become a cheaper Mangiapane replacement in the top 6.
Mangiapane has been undervalued at each step in his contract dealings with the Flames and is likely looking at getting paid far more to stay in Calgary than the Flames have in their cap if they keep Gaudreau and Tkachuk.
The Flames have played hard ball on contracts with him (first non-elc contract was a 2-way with 70K in minors) In a very similar situation the Flames gave Dube a 3x 2.3 M rather than a $715K/70K slap in the face they gave Mangiapane.
The Flames likely don't want to take a chance with their tight cap letting Mangiapane go to arbitration.
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