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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
His scoring really didn't translate to the playoffs though. He was nowhere near as bad as some of their other forwards but streaky scorers are hard to depend on.
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Are any scorers in the league who don't regularly see PP1 dependable though? I would say very few at any rate. It's really hard to score consistently when you're not getting 3-4 minutes per night with the team's most gifted players. With Mangiapane, you at least always see him making an impact at both ends, working his tail off and trying.
I would say he will likely fall into the 30/30 category more often than not, but he's definitely capable of more in the right circumstances. Even if he's a 20/30 guy, he's brining so much more to the table that he's easily worth his AAV for the next 4-5 years, let alone this 3 year deal.