LW Anthony Mantha - Val d'Or, QMJHL (2013, 20th overall, Detroit)

[Hammettf2b]

Nice!

So does this mean he will get a chance to play? If so that's awesome!!!

 

[crazyaces**]

Mantha would have been leading the CHL by a large margin if he didn't miss all those games at the WJC... Still he's only 4 goals back of Dane Fox, whose a 1993-born, under/middle-sized player playing for one of the top teams in the CHL...Same with Connor Brown in the points stats rank.

Mantha should be getting CHL player of the year award (they don't count the playoffs in this award or?)

I whole-heartedly disagree...

 

[Anchor Town*]

I whole-heartedly disagree...

expound

 

[newfy]

I whole-heartedly disagree...

I would really like to hear your reasoning...

As for the Detroit thing, I'm guessing they use him in practice a bit and if they think hes good enough to help them in a playoff push that he'll get in the line up

 

[nbwingsfan]

I whole-heartedly disagree...

I think he's clearly going to win IMO. Val D'Or was expected to be in the bottom half of the league until Mantha went into beast mode this season. He IS their team.

 

[Anchor Town*]

3 assists so far for Mantha. 56+62=118 in 56 games

 

[mindfly]

Mantha hit the 120pts mark tonight.. in just 57 games

 

[newfy]

A goal and 2 assists for Mantha against BB to win the division. The biggest game of the season against a top team and he had 3 points.

Interested to see how he does in the playoffs, I actually would like to see him tear up but the team lose fairly early so he might get a look in Detroit

 

[mindfly]

I wonder if he's in the lineup in the game that starts in just a few hours.

 

[ComradeChris]

Soooo that means for Sunday it's:

Franzen-Legwand-Nyquist
Pulkkinen-Sheahan-Tatar
Mantha-Glendening-Alfredsson
TooToo-Abdelkader-Miller

Emmerton back to the pressbox?

 

[MBauer]

Soooo that means for Sunday it's:

Franzen-Legwand-Nyquist
Pulkkinen-Sheahan-Tatar
Mantha-Glendening-Alfredsson
TooToo-Abdelkader-Miller

Emmerton back to the pressbox?

Mantha isn't coming to the NHL until his Q team is eliminated from the playoffs or wins it all.

Also looks like he isn't playing today, I guess no point in risking anything.

 

[DatsyukToZetterberg]

Soooo that means for Sunday it's:

Franzen-Legwand-Nyquist
Pulkkinen-Sheahan-Tatar
Mantha-Glendening-Alfredsson
TooToo-Abdelkader-Miller

Emmerton back to the pressbox?

The Wings can't recall Mantha unless it's a) the end of his CHL season or b) an emergency call up. I'm not sure what the criteria for an emergency call up are but giving the fact that Tootoo was recalled I doubt he can be called up.

 

[WesNichols14]

Soooo that means for Sunday it's:

Franzen-Legwand-Nyquist
Pulkkinen-Sheahan-Tatar
Mantha-Glendening-Alfredsson
TooToo-Abdelkader-Miller

Emmerton back to the pressbox?

what? why would he get called up right before his team goes to the playoffs? did I miss a press release or something?

 

[Mathletic]

Mantha not playing today

 

[Cyborg Yzerberg]

Mantha not playing today

hurt?

 

[Mathletic]

hurt?

no, last game of the season and it means nothing for Val d'Or. They'll finish third and win the division no matter what.

 

[Unfriendly Ghost]

Looks like Mantha has the highest GPG since Tavares (had over 1 GPG in 2008-2009). Overall, very few players have been able to hit 1 GPG in recent memory.

Of course, Brett MacLean did it too and kinda busted. But still, nice achievement here for Mantha.

edit: mixed up Brett McLean with Brett MacLean.

 

[SimplySolace]

Looks like Mantha has the highest GPG since Tavares (had over 1 GPG in 2008-2009). Overall, very few players have been able to hit 1 GPG in recent memory.

Of course, Brett MacLean did it too and kinda busted. But still, nice achievement here for Mantha.

edit: mixed up Brett McLean with Brett MacLean.

He was just under a PPG at the AHL level and had to quit for health reasons, not sure if he qualifies as a bust?

 

[ricky0034]

He was just under a PPG at the AHL level and had to quit for health reasons, not sure if he qualifies as a bust?

plus he got to play with Tavares so obviously his situation was massively different

imagine Mantha and Tavares on the same junior team

 

[Unfriendly Ghost]

He was just under a PPG at the AHL level and had to quit for health reasons, not sure if he qualifies as a bust?

Yeah, I read up a bit on that after I posted. He had some bad luck.

 

[SimplySolace]

plus he got to play with Tavares so obviously his situation was massively different

imagine Mantha and Tavares on the same junior team

True, didn't realize that. Earlier in the season I had hopes they'd trade Mantha to Halifax.. Drouin + Mantha oh god.

Even better: Ehlers - Drouin - Mantha

 

[Wolverine Wings]

True, didn't realize that. Earlier in the season I had hopes they'd trade Mantha to Halifax.. Drouin + Mantha oh god.

Even better: Ehlers - Drouin - Mantha

In three years time that would be the best first line in the NHL.

 

[Anchor Town*]

In three years time that would be the best first line in the NHL.

Probably not

 

[drw02]

1+2 for Mantha last night. Potted the winner in OT.

 

[newfy]

1+2 for Mantha last night. Potted the winner in OT.

I'm pretty sure thats 5 points in 3 games, its looking like his team is going to get the sweep in the first round