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Old 09-02-2024, 09:18 PM   #160
butterfly
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Originally Posted by moncton golden flames View Post
I've been reading in several threads that Mantha is a prime pump and dump candidate, and while I don't necessarily disagree with this possibility, there is a huge 'if' around it.

IF Mantha plays with Huberdeau and they click to some degree (maybe Huberdeau gets back to a PPG player) why would we think about trading him if he can help negate that anchor of a contract?

IF Huberdeau bounces back (because of Mantha), we should try to keep Mantha on a shorter term deal (3yrs or less).
If some team wants to give us a pick for paying $2.2M, let them have at it. Just keep rolling the dice to find the next six Manthas as time goes on and this contract can mercifully end. It is a pretty good loss mitigation strategy.
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