I don't disagree Nieuwendyk scored on his ass and Mangiapane didn't. I just think the narrative that they guy in Revelstoke on 960 started about Mangiapane falling all the time doesn't matter. What matters is how effective he is. Tkachuk skated like a beer leaguer, but he was a good player for us. Regehr couldn't make a breakout pass that wasn't at someone's earhole, but he was a good player for us. Players have flaws. Mangiapane is a tiny human who goes to dirty areas with big humans. He's going to be on his ass a lot.
Me too. I thought 3rd if we did it now without retention and we'd get the 2nd if we waited until the deadline or retained.