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Originally Posted by Strange Brew
I really have no idea what he is. He might have already hit his career high, or maybe he finds it again. He was pretty good for a sustained stretch, end of previous and first half of last year. But now we are close to a full season where he looks like Mason Raymond.
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i think Mangiapane will be fine. He’s a bit of a streaky scorer, so once he finds the back of the net, he’ll probably bag a few more shortly after. Remember, for most of last season, he played with Backlund and Coleman.
This season, he‘s spent the majority of his time with Kadri who‘s a good player in his own right. But he’s also pretty erratic, you never know when he’s going to pass or shoot or drive the net himself, his play is relatively unpredictable and I don‘t think that suits Mangiapane at all.
Mangi is great at retrieving pucks, cycling, checking and etc. I think he thrives when he’s consistently playing the dump and chase game which is the strength of the Backlund line. So as long as he continues playing with Backlund and Coleman, the production will come. If the last 2 games have been any kind of indication, then these guys are ready to pop.