Last season, Mangiapane played 861:18 at 5v5, which ranked 116th among NHL forwards.
In those minutes, Mangiapane:
- scored 15 goals (tied for 43rd among all NHL forwards - 1st line production)
- scored at a rate of 1.04 goals per 60 minutes (ties for 54th among all NHL forwards - 1st line production)
- had 11 primary assists (tied for 71st among all NHL forwards - 1st line production)
- recorded primary assists at a rate of 0.77 per 60 minutes (tied for 83rd among all NHL forwards - 1st line production)
- had 29 total points (tied for 77th among all NHL forwards - 1st line production)
- recorded points at a rate of 2.02 per 60 minutes (tied for 86th among all NHL forwards - 1st line production)
All despite playing against elite competition night in and night out on the shutdown line.
By all accounts, Mangiapane produced like a first liner offensively 5v5 last season.
By all accounts, Mangiapane was also a beast defensively with incredible possession + scoring chance rates.
Now, give him consistent PP time.
The guy is an absolute stud. Was hoping for an Andersson-type long-term extension but the Flames simply didn't have the cap space. Mangiapane is guaranteed to totally outperform his contract once again.