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Originally Posted by DeluxeMoustache
Does anyone have concern that Mangiapane may not be ready for the role he is being given? Outside of that 3 point game against the lowly Oilers, he is not accomplishing all that much in terms of scoring and seems to get knocked down a lot. The effort seems to be greater than the production
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6 points in the last 21 games since Ward took over as coach. Tkachuk and Lindholm are up around 17 & 18 points, respectively in that frame.
Eatbread has great hustle and looks dangerous at times, no doubt, but not having much production. That description sounds like an energy player.
I believe he had high points-per-ice-time last season, wonder what those numbers look like now since he's been promoted.
When Ward changes up the lines mid-game, we've seen other players bump up the production of the line nearly immediately (Lucic, Frolik). Ward seems to start off with Tkachuk-Lindholm-Mangiapane, watch us fall behind on many nights and then tinker.