I was interested in Manson, but i havent followed him since teh 17-18 season (and prior) when he had a solid year offensively. However, that looks to have been a career outlier. What's the deal with his play these days?
The teams garbage. I mean look at Anaheim’s goals for. It’s second to last in the league. Last season Anaheim WAS last in the league. The goals allowed isn’t bad. And it’s mainly because of Manson and Lindholm. Manson is young, right hand defense. And plays gritty. He plays a chippy defense which works well in the western conference. Kid can also back check, and his skating is pretty damn phenomenal imo. And the dude can complete his checks. Which is a good thing. His passing ability imo? Are pretty damn accurate. He can break out pass no problem. The shot is meh? But the break out passing transition is good to your top 6.
But back to your point. If that pick was in 10-15?? Anaheim should be calling. Just the team needs a rebuild. New coach, team still sucks ass, always last in the league on goals for. And you got Kings and Sharks on our tails for a rebuild as well. That’s why a Kings fan posted for your first rounder a few pages ago. Anaheim needs to find a deal here for an extra pick in that range.