Yeah that's a real head scratcher... when Mangiapane clears they get 1.15 in relief, and the rest of his contract still hits their cap.
If they call up Howard who is on 950k a year they save 165k. And in doing so you downgrade your third line significantly by replacing Mang with a defensively poor, small winger who isn't productive offensively at the NHL level and from where I am sitting, make your team even worse. As much as Mangiapane hasn't been producing he is an NHL veteran who is defensively responsible and has a decent amount of playoff experience.
"Elite" move
The Mangi contract was terrible, but I love seeing what they've done this year.
Skinner to Jarry
Kulak to Stastny
Mangipane to Howard
Just steadily making the team worse
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