| Mangiapane Potential Trade [message #849438] |
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 HamBlaster
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I'm sure we've all read the reports of Mangiapane wanting out, and the potential targets discussed so far of Strome and Reilly.
What are people's thoughts on them?
I think Strome is an absolute no go. 6 points in 23 games is at best a lateral move, however Mangiapane has been the better player (imo) over his career. I don't see a soft Ryan Strome being an upgrade on a guy that can be a great pest (if he finds his game again).
Reilly could be a really nice addition though; shores up the second pairing and gives the Oil an alternative to Ekholm that they could run on the top pairing if he continues to struggle with the pace of the game (Ek's game has stabilized, however I think he's obviously lost a step). I can't see why or how Toronto thinks this is a good idea, however there's been smoke around this... so maybe? Treliving is not a great GM.
Apparently Edmonton has spoken with Detroit, Vancouver and Winnipeg as well. I'm assuming Sherwood out of Vancouver, however who do you think they'd be looking at with the other two squads?
The Oilers need a personality, and their acquisitions of Frederic and Mangiapane were probably intended to be the replacements of Kane and Perry... and so far, we've seen a whimper from both. Freddy lit a fire under the guys when he took on Stanley in that last Jets game (even though the turtle at the end was pretty embarrassing), so that was a start... but this team needs jam and some disturbers. We don't have much of anything resembling that right now.
[Updated on: Fri, 09 January 2026 11:24]
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