Our anemic power play is definitely a lens worth evaluating our players through when we’re determining their actual value and how they’re playing.
Mangiapane, for example, has the 93rd highest salary in the NHL, and sits about at the same place for even strength points (tied for 87th). If the power play was rolling and he just wasn’t contributing to it, sure, that would be cause for concern, but he’s still producing at even strength in line with his salary.
Even if you put that aside, the salary commensurate with his total production is around that $4.5-5M mark, so it’s not far off.
I haven’t loved his game this year because it’s been a little softer and his actual goal scoring isn’t where it has been, but I disagree with anyone who says we aren’t getting our money’s worth or that he’s on an immovable contract. I think any team would be happy to have his EVP at that salary (with just one more point he’d be at career-best EVP pace) and would assume his production would increase on a better powerplay
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