Most important rebound player in 2023-24?
Pretty straight forward question. Which player on the Flames is the most important to have a solid rebound season after last year's debacle?
For me, It's Andrew Mangiapane. It is easy to pick Huberdeau or Lindholm or Kadri and point to them as bounce back candidates, but I think they all rebound back to their usual level of performance with a coach who uses them effectively. The guy that I worry about the most and see a possible anchor is Mangiapane. He's the guy that will make the 2nd line work and if he doesn't perform and regain his scoring touch the Flames have an expensive player that brings little to the table. We need Mangiapane putting pucks in the net and get between 25-30 goals at minimum. No scoring from the second line means the first is going to be checked into oblivion. Mangiapane is a lynch pin here.
Who is your "must bounce back" player.
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