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

[Todd Lazarchick]

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?

Because our GM is dog doo doo

 

[Random schmoe]

So in the summer of 2022 when he signed his deal he was projected for 98% WAR. And then his actual WAR for the 2022-23 season was just somewhere around 55%. And for 2023-24 it was around 30%.

It's almost like these analytics aren't very good at being predictive.

 

[Ovechkins Wodka]

idk about this move... a UFA for a 2nd at 5.8 mill Im guessing no FA want us. Why waste the draft picks.

 

[ClevelandCapsfan]

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.

And he will be playing for a future contract.

 

[Cappy76]

And if they're not in the hunt at the deadline I have no doubts that GMBM will be able to flip him for a similar pick that he just gave up for him ala edmundson last season.

Also it's Colorado 2nd so a late one.

 

[ClevelandCapsfan]

idk about this move... a UFA for a 2nd at 5.8 mill Im guessing no FA want us. Why waste the draft picks.

Do you really think we would win the bidding war for Bennet or Guentzel?

 

[Todd Lazarchick]

idk about this move... a UFA for a 2nd at 5.8 mill Im guessing no FA want us. Why waste the draft picks.

It’s hard to be a destination when they have no direction and won’t pay true value

 

[Lindemann]

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

Imagine playing on the Flames

There you go

 

[Ovechkins Wodka]

was this the Mantha pick or our pick?

 

[hockeykicker]

idk about this move... a UFA for a 2nd at 5.8 mill Im guessing no FA want us. Why waste the draft picks.

because why would they throw 10 million to guentzel?

 

[MileHighCapsFan]

This year's version/replacement of Pacioretty. Essentially on 1 yr deal w/ rights to negotiate next contract.

 

[Todd Lazarchick]

Do you really think we would win the bidding war for Bennet or Guentzel?

No and that’s the problem. They aren’t willing to.

because why would they throw 10 million to guentzel?

Because he’s an elite player? Like what are we doing here lol

 

[Langway]

This is a $5.8M commitment for a year and one of questionable immediate impact. What could that have done in free agency? They would have needed to attach a lot more term for most but at the moment it sure looks like they're precluded from doing anything else of significance unless they clear more cap first. It doesn't seem likely they're going to immediately go out and use Oshie's space given how MacLellan has characterized it. Perhaps later in the off-season once there's resolution.

In sum between PLD and Mangiapane they've added $9M to the cap and it's unclear that they've upgrade all that substantially. I expected them to target more stability for that amount of coin. Instead they've taken on a lot of risk and seemingly have been pretty impatiently hyperactive.

I get Kuemper had to be done and PLD being the best swing in that instance. Hard to believe this needed to happen now, though. In a week? Sure.

 

[hockeykicker]

No and that’s the problem. They aren’t willing to.


Because he’s an elite player? Like what are we doing here lol

dude he has been playing with malkin and crosby on his line. is he really worth 10 million without them?

 

[Ovechkins Wodka]

It was the Eller 2nd we got last season

 

[Todd Lazarchick]

Imagine playing on the Flames

There you go

dude he has been playing with malkin and crosby on his line. is he really worth 10 million without them?

Is a 14 goal scorer really worth nearly 6 million?

 

[Carlzner]

I'm surprised people dislike this move.

This is from 2 years ago:

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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.

It’s not so much the player himself as it is the opportunity cost involved.

Really hard to feel inspired here. Shades of Connor Brown, Max Pacioretty, Curtis Glencross…

They needed to be creative with this space, not the same old keeping their fingers crossed for a bounce back year from a depth winger. Especially at 6 mil.

 

[badi]

Too many forwards
You have to wonder if one of Lapierre or MCM gets dealt

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

Because our GM is dog doo doo

We heard you the first time and the 500th…..glad nobody is engaging with you now…

 

[hockeykicker]

Is a 14 goal scorer really worth nearly 6 million?

on the calgary flames who have literally no centers? haha come on dude. everyone knows calgary is a trap team. they had sutter as a coach.

 

[Ovechkins Wodka]

Main boards think we got a nice player. I havent seen much of his game yet.

 

[hb13xchamps]

I’m willing to give this player the benefit of the doubt for a year considering what an absolutely gong show Calgary has been. We’ve seen how many players exit there the past few years? Tkachuk, Hanifin, Zadorov, Tanev, Lindholm, Markstrom, Johnny Hockey Matt Phillips (hehe), etc. all gone since they were a solid playoff team a few years back. This guy has always been a pain in the ass to play against and I’d bet he turns his play around quickly after getting out of that shit show.

 

[Cappy76]

I think this also signals additional moves have to be coming. We've gained 2 forwards and not shipped any out to many bodies no?

 

[Todd Lazarchick]

It’s not so much the player himself as it is the opportunity cost involved.

Really hard to feel inspired here. Shades of Connor Brown, Max Pacioretty, Curtis Glencross…

They needed to be creative with this space, not the same old keeping their fingers crossed for a bounce back year from a depth winger. Especially at 6 mil.

It’s the same thing GMBM does every year and 98% of this place thinks now THIS TIME it’ll work lol

 

[ClevelandCapsfan]

Too many forwards
You have to wonder if one of Lapierre or MCM gets dealt

I think CMM is definitely being dangled in trade discussions.