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Originally Posted by AFireInside
When it comes to Mangiapane, I don't think there will be much improvement. He's only scored more than 20 one time. I've always seen him as a 25 goal guy at best. He had a great season with a good team last year but the odds are more that he's in the high teens/low twenties for goals. He gets so many good chances it's hard to watch sometimes.
I hope I have it wrong and he's scores 30 next year.
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I agree he’s the guy least likely to bounce back to last year’s production. I think Huberdeau has a body of work indicating that he’s a PPG guy, and Markstrom has just shown he hasn’t forgotten how to goalie. There is a bigger danger that last year was the anomaly for Mangiapane, riding on his WHC performance.
I wonder if he could use a change of line just like Huberdeau. I’d watch Huberdeau with Backlund and Coleman. Backlund likes to carry and Coleman is a net crasher.