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 Skookum Jim
Messages: 6148
Registered: March 2006
Location: Burnaby, BC
6 Cups
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This is a good reasonable cost deal (based on current market )
I always hated this guy with Calgary, he's a competitor and he plays hard.
I said on another post that my appreciation for him as a player happened during a World Championships one summer.. Canada had a weaker team.. and Mangiapane took over as a team leader, and was their best forward.. played on the 1st line.. drove the play.. and they won gold. He made plays, and finished chances.
Quick and tenacious on the puck.
If he can play PK I think he'll be better than Brown was (quicker) .. and he'll be more effective in a top 6 or middle 6 role.
$3.6M is a good price.. I think he left some on the table.. Toronto and Avs were in on him and probably had more cap to offer.
2 years is nice so you have some roster/cap certainty when McDavid's contract kicks in.. you don't have to scramble trying to re-sign guys.. like this year.
Update: full NTC in the first year and 5-team trade list in year two
[Updated on: Wed, 02 July 2025 00:20]
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