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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
Okay then explain why Mangiapane isn't pulling his weight or worth his salary.
He has 14 Even Strength points which ranks 79th among forwards in the NHL....that is tied or better than:
Evgeni Malkin
Vincent Trocheck
Filip Forsberg
Martin Necas
Cole Perfetti
Anze Kopitar
Steven Stamkos
Evander Kane
Tyler Toffoli
Valeri Nichushkin
Sebastian Aho
Brady Tkachuk
He's producing perfectly fine at 5V5 for both his role and salary and hasn't been bringing players down at all. His underlying metrics are still perfectly fine and some of the better results on the team. Not a liability defensively. Honestly the biggest issue that I can find is he keeps getting called for questionable penalties that other players aren't getting called for.
The problem with his production (and lots of players on the team TBH) is that the anemic PP, and really he's gotten limited minutes with the second unit so tough to blame him for that too.
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The powerplay would get worse if Mangiapane was featured more on it.
Hes a nearly 28 year old 30 point winger who still struggles to stay on his skates.
His shot isn’t particularly remarkable.
He’s had 20 assists once - TJ Brodie had 20+ apples six times between age 22-28.
His 36 goal season was a complete anomaly that was the result of playing Covid-depleted rosters and AHL goalies far more often than he otherwise would have.
Is he earning his money now? Sure.
Is he going to ever be worth what it would cost to extend him?
Not a chance.
Sell. Sell. Sell.