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Originally Posted by CalgarySames
Much as I hate to say it, I think they really should trade Mangiapane in the off season. Guy needs a change of scenery, team needs to move on from him too. Give the guy a chance to revitalize himself in a contract year, give the Flames another roster spot to give to a guy like Pelletier or Coronato. Not expecting a huge return on him, maybe even have him as a complimentary piece if we trade Markstrom. He's one of the last relics of the old guard on this team, Backlund and Coleman are still there sure but at least they're producing.
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Mangiapane outproduced Backlund (by a whopping 1 point in Mang's 75 games vs. Backlund's 82). Not sure why Backlund is getting a pass in this assessment - as he just put up what I believe was one of his weaker seasons in the last half decade.