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Originally Posted by GioforPM
At the time Tuch and Mangiapane had similar stats. BUT Tuch is obviously bigger, is from Buffalo, and was on a better career curve.
IIRC Calgary offered Pelletier and/or Zary and they wanted Krebs.
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Yeah Mang was actually remarkably similar when it comes to production:
Mang 20/21: 32pts in 56 games
Tuch 20/21: 33pts in 55 games
6'4" vs. 5'10" likely a big part of it, and yeah the Buffalo connection.
When you look at Tuch Vs. Mang since then...Buffalo made the right choice. It's why I think the ask should have been Lindholm rather than Mang.
It's painful to look back to where the team was and where the team is now. Just a massive erosion of the talent level in the last 12 months. Father time, players leaving...just pain.