I'm curious if the Flames would be able to re-sign Mangiapane for cheaper than his current $5.8m for his next one. He's been quite good on the third line with Backlund and Coleman, becoming a more overall responsible player. I'd rather re-sign the guy than trade him for Lind and a 2nd.

He's probably moved simply due to age and redundancy. But I imagine Calgary will hold out for a better return

I agree with the last point. I don't think he's redundant at this point. The Flames are given a mandate to try and make the playoffs each year. Mangiapane is a solid veteran who plays a good game. He could probably score a little more than he has this year if he were higher in the lineup, but it's just the way the lines have been set up. Kadri with the two youngsters Zary and Pospisil, and Kuzmenko and Huberdeau together.

If I were Conroy, I would accept Mangiapane for Tomasino, one for one. Honestly, not sure what the deal is with Tomasino, what his ceiling is going to be, etc. But Mangiapane can bring it for a team right now as an all-around forward, and Nashville would be very happy with him.

Mangiapane played higher in the lineup for a large portion of the year, he's been far more successful since he was reunited with Backlund and Coleman. The issue is our powerplay has been hot garbage all season, but he's producing better at EV than he did 2 years ago. He is a good player with an excellent compete level but he realistically doesn't fit our next timeline, we would be smart to sell him despite how much I like him as a player. Also Pelletier is a very similar style player to him and Pelts is wasted on the 4th line. I think he would slide into that role on Backlund's line nicely.

I think if made available there would be quite a few teams interested in him