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Originally Posted by boogerz
Other than last year where he started the season cold, Mantha tends to start seasons well:
2022-23: 4 pts in his first 7 games, followed by 2 pts in the next 8 games
2021-22: 5 pts in his first 7 games, followed by 3 pts in the next 9 games
2020-21: 7 pts in his first 11 games, followed by 2 pts in the next 12 games
2019-20: 11 pts in his first 9 games, following by 3 pts in the next 7 games
Should be interesting to revisit this thread once Mantha inevitably hits one of his lazy, cold streaks and becomes a whipping boy
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Yep, classic lazy player that comes into every season like gangbusters and then levels off to a much lesser player. NHL is littered with them throughout the years. Not a guy you lock up. He's a guy you pump and dump with huge PP minutes.