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Originally Posted by GreenLantern2814
Eh. By then he’ll be 30.
I don’t want to be paying non-franchise wingers into their 30s.
We get the best years of Mangiapane, and someone else overpays him for 6 or 7 years.
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5 years would take him to 31. Mangiapane isn't going to fall into oblivion like some players may by that age. Players like him don't exactly grow on trees either - make no mistake, he should be viewed as a franchise player in terms of the heavy lifting he does.
Someone needs to drive play and contribute at both ends of the ice. If this team is not going to go into a rebuild mode again, why wouldn't you sign him for 4-5 seasons and ensure his best years are in a Flames jersey? Backlund's deal isn't exactly burning the Flames and he's of the same ilk where he can be a very good player for the team for a long time.