Confirmed with Link: Washington Capitals have acquired forward Andrew Mangiapane from the Calgary Flames for a second-round pick in the 2025

[hockeykicker]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1806479974477517133

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[Langway]

RANDOM

 

[Brian23]

Use to be an underlying metric darling, curious what he'd rate now.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1554672352981565440

 

[twabby]

Uh yeah this gets my official Seal of Approval™

 

[NoVaCapsFan]

IIRC he killed us when we played them last year.

 

[IafrateOvie34]

For the price, it's not bad at all.

 

[895]

He makes a lot more than I thought he did but he's a good player for sure.

 

[IafrateOvie34]

IIRC he killed us when we played them last year.

Yeah Joe B called his name a ton of times.

 

[Todd Lazarchick]

Sigh……

 

[895]

I guess he's the Oshie replacement.

 

[Langway]

I think my thing is: if he crushes it do you really want to extend this player? Shrug. At least he kills penalties but...underwhelming. Seems like they may be just about done unless there's additional space from Oshie -> LTIR or further trades.

Further trades seem very likely given A.) their desire to reshape the blueline and B.) their subsequent top nine surplus. But it does take two to tango.

The value is more than fine. The mix...definitely remains to be seen. They'd like to stay busy but we'll see.

 

[Brian23]

if he crushes it do you really want to extend this player?

If he crushes it they could very easily upgrade him at the TDL. I think the moves indicate they hope for the playoffs, but that is still a tall order.

 

[Todd Lazarchick]

Just what this team needs. An overpriced W that needs to meet potential. Only thing better would be an overpriced C that needs to meet….oh wait.

 

[ClevelandCapsfan]

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[Carlzner]

Not a fan of this one

 

[super6646]

He’s underperformed the last 2 years, but I think he’s been a bit too maligned by flames fans.

He’s a solid ES producer who can play second line minutes. If he can get back to his pre-injury okay he can probably produce 25 goals give or take.

 

[Todd Lazarchick]

I can’t wait to be told how I’m not a fan of anything GMBM does when I’m turn all he does is sign/trade for mediocre players.

 

[ArmadilloThumb]

Makes me expect a little more we now move some of Jensen/TvR/Dowd and turn the focus to bringing in D help either tomorrow or a UFA.

 

[895]

Obvious move to counter the Rangers

 

[Carlzner]

Yet another upcoming UFA tweener acquisition, I just don’t understand not using that cap space for someone younger or with more term

 

[Langway]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1806484308959326380

Another light on defense guy 5v5. Good hands and offensive sense but physically slight and how much of an upgrade over Milano is he really? Again, fine value in isolation but it seems like they just traded for the best available option for one of those picks without too much regard to longer-term planning.

 

[McVechkin]

Don’t get it at all. He’s had one good year and then mediocre ones not worth his 5.8m contract. And he’s only 1 year left to Ufa. Why would a team trying to retool and get younger with a glut of mid/bottom 6 forward spend 2nd round pick on a pending ufa that already peaked?

 

[Lindemann]

For those that hate everything GMBM does

Dude had 35 goals 2 seasons ago on a Daryl Sutter team

Then underperformed with injuries and playing on a mediocre flames team.

 

[Todd Lazarchick]

For those that hate everything GMBM does

Dude had 35 goals 2 seasons ago on a Daryl Sutter team

Then underperformed with injuries and playing on a mediocre flames team.

Under performing and injured. Another reclamation project lol. How you can’t see this is astounding lol

 

[twabby]

I'm surprised people dislike this move.

This is from 2 years ago:

A lot can happen in two years but I don't really believe he's nearly as defensively deficient as the past two years numbers indicate. He's probably not as good as the chart above says. He's probably somewhere in the middle.

It seems like a good bet. Calgary has been a mess the last two seasons and he seems like a rebound candidate. For a late second round pick, I like it.