Good trade. Mangiapane was great here, ever since he came up as a part of the Ryan - Hathaway line. Loved watching him hound pucks, and win puck battles more often than not. He was a great fit on the Backlund line, but unfortunately we couldn't drive his own line, so things got a bit stale.
A 2nd is a very good return. I thought we'd have to retain to get a 2nd. The cap space, the retention slot, and the roster space in the top 9 are all assets we got today.
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